Often does the memory of former times come, like the evenin… - James Macpherson

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Often does the memory of former times come, like the evening sun, on my soul.

James Macpherson

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James Macpherson (Gaelic: Seumas MacMhuirich or Seumas Mac a' Phearsain) (27 October 1736 – 17 February 1796) was a Scottish poet and literary hoaxer. His supposed translations from poems by the ancient Highland bard Ossian, sensationally successful in their day, were largely forgeries, though with an admixture of traditional Gaelic material.

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Pen Names: Ossian

Native Name: Seumas Mac a' Phearsain

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