We may boldly assign him [Ossian] a place among those, whos… - James Macpherson

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

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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Native Name: Seumas Mac a' Phearsain

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One is tempted to call them works of genius; they are quite Homeric in their internal unity, purity of phrasing, clear, ringing music of language and dramatic coloring.

Then rose the strife of kings about the hill of night; but it was soft as two summer gales, shaking their light wings on a lake.

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

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

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