Ossian Collection > Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian

POEMS OF OSSIAN.
COrY OF ANOTHER LETTER FROM THE SAME TO
THE SAME.
MY DEAR SIR,
I am very glad you have undertak-
en the talk which I ufed the freedom to recommend
to you. Nothing lefs than what you propofe will
ferve the purpofe. You need expect no afliftance
from Macpherfon, who flew into a paffion when I
told him of the letter I had wrote to you : But you
muft not mind fo flrange and heteroclite a mortal,
than whom I have fcarce ever known a man more
perverfe and unamiable. He will probably depart
for Florida with Governor Johnftone, and I would
advife him to travel among the Chickifaws or Chc-
rokees, in order to tame him and civilize him.
I mould be much pleafed to hear of the fuccefs of
your labours. Your method of directing to me is
under cover to the Earl of Hertford, Northumber-
land Houfe. Any letters that come to me under
that direction, will be fent over to me at Paris.
I have no prefent thoughts of publifhing the work
you mention ; but when I do, I hope you have no
objection of my dedicating it to you.
I beg my compliments to Robertfon and Jardine.
I am very forry to hear of the ftate of Ferguffon's
health. John Home went to the country yelterday
with Lord Bute. I was introduced the other day to
that