An Enquiry Into the Authenticity of the Poems Ascribed to Ossian: By W. Shaw, ...

15th century afcribed againſt alſo ancient antiquity authenticity bards becauſe befides believe beſt Blair Celtic circumftance compofition confiderable controverfy Cumhal Dargo defire Earfe eaſily Engliſh enquiries eſtabliſh exiſted faid fame fatisfied fays the Doctor feems feen fent fhall fhew fhould fifteenth century fimiles fince Fingal firſt fome fome degree fometimes fongs fpecimen fpirit ftanza ftate ftories fubject fuch fuppofe fupport fure Galic genuine ginal heard hero Highlands himſelf hiſtory honour impof impofture internal evidence Ireland Irish iſland Johnſon laft language learning leaſt lines Macleod Macpherſon manufcript minifter moſt muſt myſelf never obfervation Offian Offian's poetry original peated perfon Pfalms poems poffeffed poffeffion produce Profeffor promiſed propofition prove publiſhed purpoſe raiſe reaſon recited refuſe ſay Scotch Scotland Scots ſeen ſhall Smith ſome ſtill ſuch Temora thefe theſe thofe thoſe tion tranflation truth ture underſtand unleſs uſe vouched whilſt