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DR. ALEX. CARLYLE. 71
Carlyle elsewhere ^ records that he was intro-
duced to Macpherson in the bowling-green, and
found him to be a big man and good-looking,
but proud, reserved, and apparently of an un-
sociable disposition. He remarked that the
young tutor's legs were very thick, and that to
hide them he wore boots, which were not then
in fashion.
^ Autobiography, p. 398.

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Life and letters of James Macpherson
DescriptionContaining a particular account of his famous quarrel with Dr. Johnson, and a sketch of the origin and influence of the Ossianic poems by Bailey Saunders.
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Ossian Collection
DescriptionSelected 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
DescriptionSelected 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.