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" I suppose my opinion of the poems of Ossian is already discovered. I believe they never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never could shew the original; nor can it be shewn by any other; to revenge reasonable... "
A Journey to the Western Islands of Scotland - Page 205
by Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 288 pages
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1806 - 360 pages
...already discovered. I believe they never existed B b 2 in any other form than that which &e have seent The editor, or author, never could shew the original...insolence, with which the world is not yet acquainted ; and stuborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt. It would be easy to shew it if he had it ; but whence...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D.

Samuel Johnson - 1806 - 350 pages
...present form ?" For these, and such like reasons, Johnson calls the whole an imposture. He adds, " The editor, or author, never could " shew the original,...it be shewn by " any other. To revenge reasonable incredu" lity, by refusing evidence, is a degree of in" science with which the world is not yet ac"...
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A Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian

Sir John Sinclair - 1806 - 254 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, "that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by ..., Volume 3

Ossian - 1807 - 596 pages
...dares to insult the public with unexampled impudence and falsehood. "The editor, or author," says he, " never could shew the original, nor can it be shewn...yet acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt. It would be easy to show it, if he had it ; but whence could it be had ? It is too...
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The Poems of Ossian, Volume 1

1807 - 536 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, "that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by ..., Volume 1

Ossian - 1807 - 546 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, " that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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The poems of Ossian in the original Gaelic, Volume 1

James Macpherson - 1807 - 530 pages
...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, « that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...
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Works, Volume 1

Samuel Johnson - 1809 - 372 pages
...present form ?" For these, and such like reasons, Johnson calls the whole an imposture. He adds, " The editor, or author, never could shew the original,...a degree of insolence with which the world is not yel acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt." This reasoning carries with it...
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Essays: Biographical, Critical, and Historical; Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 530 pages
...resentment by the following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " they (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had hardly any other way of supporting themselves, than by hunting,...
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Essays, Biographical, Critical, and Historical: Illustrative of ..., Volume 1

Nathan Drake - 1809 - 524 pages
...resentment by the following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " Ihoy (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had hardly any other • way of suppoiting themselves, than by...
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