Dr. Blair, relying on the internal evidence of their antiqu… - James Macpherson

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Dr. Blair, relying on the internal evidence of their antiquity, asked Dr. Johnson whether he thought any man of a modern age could have written such poems? Johnson replied, "Yes, Sir, many men, many women, and many children."

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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I look down from my height on nations
And they become ashes before me.

We may boldly assign him [Ossian] a place among those, whose works are to last for ages.

Those who have doubted my veracity have paid a compliment to my genius.

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