Ossian Collection > Defence of the Scots Highlanders, in general; and some learned characters, in particular

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jarring people are widely opened, finging
and fhouting aloud, and no fear of cold
air among thofe brave hoftile heroes. Be-
fides, they received the epithet PECHS
from their labour and induftry, as appeared
from their workmanfhip. But the country
of Scandinavia w^as fo barren, that cultiva-
tion of the ground did not employ any part
of their time fo early. In every point of
view Mr, P. will fail in his attempt to make
the knowing world believe the Scots PECHS
were defcended from thefe Piks.
Mr. P. leaves people in the dark with
regard to the origin of the name Pik. But
we can affure the reader, that the PECHS
from Scotland received their name from la-
bour and induftry, and by no means from the
Roman FiBi-, for painting the fkin was pe-
culiar to many other nations under different
names. Nor did they derive their Agnomen
from the Pichtidh of Dr. Macpher-
fon, or plunderers, j for that epithet in all
confcience was more applicable to the Scots
(than to the PiBs) who, according to
himfelf, thought no (hame of the pro-
feffion.