Ossian is the decay and old age of poetry. He lives only in the recollection and regret of the past. There is one impression which he conveys more en… - James Macpherson

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Ossian is the decay and old age of poetry. He lives only in the recollection and regret of the past. There is one impression which he conveys more entirely than all other poets, namely, the sense of privation, the loss of all things.