| Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - 1805 - 532 pàgines
...during some part of his journey in search of the poems of Qssian, through the Highlands. I assist, ed him in collecting them ; and took down from oral tradition,...find it amazingly literal, even in such a degree, as to preserve, in some measure, the cadence of the Gaelic versification. I need not aver, Sir, that... | |
| Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - 1805 - 528 pàgines
...journey in search of the poems of Ossian, through the Highlands. I assisted him in collecting them j and took down from, oral tradition, and transcribed...find it amazingly literal, even in such a degree, as to preserve, in some measure, the cadence of the Gaelic versification. I need not aver, Sir, that... | |
| Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - 1805 - 526 pàgines
...during some part of his journey in search of the poems of Ossian, through the Highlands. I assisted him in collecting them ; and took down from oral tradition,...publication, 'I have carefully compared the translation with tfae copies of the originals in my hands, and find it amazingly literal, even in such a degree, as... | |
| Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland - 1805 - 532 pàgines
...during some part of his journey in search of the poems of Ossian, through the Highlands. I assisted him in collecting them ; and took down from oral tradition,...from old manuscripts, by far the, greatest part of tliose pieces he has published. Since the publication, I have carefully compared the translation with... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 648 pàgines
...Macpherson in his journey through the Highlands, and assisted in collecting the poems of Ossian ; that he took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from...manuscripts, by far the greatest part of those pieces that were published ; that he had since compared the translation with the copies of the originals still... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 262 pàgines
...in search of the poems of Ossian ; that he assisted him in collecting them ; that he took down froin oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greatest part of those pieces Mr Macpherson has published ; that since the publication, he has carefully compared the translation... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - 1806 - 254 pàgines
...Strathmashie, who accompanied him to the Highlands ; who assisted him in collecting the poems ; who took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of the pieces he has published, makes a similar declaration.t Captain Alexander Morison,... | |
| Ossian - 1807 - 596 pàgines
...through the Highlands, declares in his letter to Dr. Blair, dated the 23d October, 1763, f " I assisted him in collecting them, and took down from oral tradition,...manuscripts by far the greatest part of those pieces he has * Appendix to Report of the Highland Society, p. 3. t See Letter in Appendix to Report of the Highland... | |
| Ossian - 1807 - 546 pàgines
...Strathmashie, who accompanied him to the Highlands ; who assisted him in collecting the poems ; who took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of the pieces he has published, makes a similar declaration^ Captain Alexander Morison,... | |
| 1807 - 536 pàgines
...Strathmashie, who accompanied him to the Highlands ; who assisted him in collecting the poems; who took down from oral tradition, and transcribed from old manuscripts, by far the greater part of the pieces he has published, makes a similar declaration.-)- Captain Alexander Morison,... | |
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