The music was like the memory of joys that are past, pleasa… - James Macpherson

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The music was like the memory of joys that are past, pleasant and mournful to the 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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The music was like the memory of joys that are past, pleasant and mournful to the soul. - James Macpherson

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