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IV. To demonftrate the capacity of the GaeUc
Language, and fubjoin a fcheme for en-
larging its bounds, and fettUng its ortho-
graphy.
V. To mark and deUneate, the manners and
character of the Gaels or Caledonians, fo far
as connected with the fubje(5l.
Some

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Prospectus of a work to be intitled The lives of the Caledonian bards
DescriptionWith historical, critical, and philological observations upon their principal compositions.
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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.