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Let us now try a fentence ; and this is
more than what Mr. P. durfl venture on.
Latin.
Cam viriimqiie arma^ ah oris Trojee.
Gaelic.
Caninim fer cii armay bho oir Traagh.
English.
J fing of the hero, and arms, from the
coaft of Troy.
We fhall next try whether Homer, &c.
underftood the Celtic.

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Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular
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Description	With a new and satisfactory account of the Picts, Scots, Fingal, Ossian, and his poems: as also, of the Macs, clans, Bodotria. And several other particulars respecting the high antiquities of Scotland. By the Rev. John Lanne Buchanan. A reply to ’An enquiry into the history of Scotland’ by John Pinkerton.
Shelfmark	Oss.216
Additional NLS resources:	Library catalogue record
Attribution and copyright:	The physical item used to create this digital version is out of copyright

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Books
Dates / events:	1794 [Date published]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > England > Greater London > London (inhabited place) [Place published] Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland (country) [Place in text]
Subject / content:	Antiquities (object genre) Customs (social) Scottish
Person / organisation:	Egerton, John, -1795 [Publisher] Buchanan, John Lanne, active 1780-1816 [Author] Pinkerton, John, 1758-1826 [Subject of text]
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Ossian Collection
Description	Selected books from the Ossian Collection of 327 volumes, originally assembled by J. Norman Methven of Perth. Different editions and translations of James MacPherson's epic poem 'Ossian', some with a map of the 'Kingdom of Connor'. Also secondary material relating to Ossianic poetry and the Ossian controversy.

Early Gaelic Book Collections
Description	Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history.