I beheld their chief, tall as a glittering rock. His spear … - James Macpherson

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I beheld their chief, tall as a glittering rock. His spear is a blasted pine. His shield the rising moon! He sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the silent hill!

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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Ossian, sublimest, simplest bard of all,
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