Ossian Collection > Journey to the western islands of Scotland

so A JOURNEY TO THE
lighted. One of its ornaments is the pic-
ture of Arthur Johnfton, who was princi-
pal of the college, and who holds among
the Latin poets of Scotland the next place
to the elegant Buchanan.
In the library I was fhewn fome curi-
ofities ; a Hebrew manufcript of exquifite
penmanfhip, and a Latin tranflation of
Ariftotle's Politicks by Leotiardus Aretinusy
written in the Roman charader with nicety
and beauty, which, as the art of printing
has made them no longer neceflary, are
not now to be found. This was one of
the lateft performances of the tranfcriberS,
for Aretinus died but about twenty years
before typography was invented. This
verfion has been printed, and may be found
in libraries, but is little read ; for the fame
books have been fince tranflated both by
Viflor'ms and LafnbinuSy who lived in aa
age more cultivated, but perhaps owed in
part
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