Lochaber, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing; as indeed the orthography of the Highland language is not fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart... The European Magazine, and London Review - Էջ 3301784Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - Այս գրքի մասին
| 1784 - 524 էջ
...in particular, a country furgeon fomewhcre in Lochaber, who, he lays, can recite a great number of them,, but never committed them to writing; as indeed the orthography of the Highland language is noc fixed, and the natives have always employed more the fword than the pen. This furgeon has by heart... | |
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 678 էջ
...in particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochaber, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as, indeed,...fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the epic poem mentioned by Mr Macpherson in his preface;... | |
| Thomas Edward Ritchie - 1807 - 962 էջ
...in particular, a country furgeon fomewhere in Lochaber, who, he fays, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as indeed...than the pen. This furgeon has by heart the epic poem mentioned by Mr. Macpherfon in his his preface ; and as he is fomewhat old, and the only perfon living... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 316 էջ
...in particular, a conntry surgeon somewhere in Lochaber, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as indeed...fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the epic poem mentioned by Mr. Macpherson in his preface... | |
| John Hill Burton - 1846 - 520 էջ
...in particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochaber, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as indeed...fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the Epic poem mentioned by Mr. Macpherson in his Preface... | |
| William Baptiste Scoones - 1880 - 644 էջ
...in particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochalar, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing; as indeed...fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the Epic poem mentioned by Mr. Macpherson in his Preface;... | |
| William Baptiste Scoones - 1880 - 608 էջ
...in particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochabar, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as indeed the orthography of the Highland'langunge is not fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This... | |
| William Baptiste Scoones - 1880 - 606 էջ
...in particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochabar, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as indeed the orthography of tho Highland language is not fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen.... | |
| William Baptiste Scoones - 1883 - 624 էջ
...particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochabar, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, hut never committed them to writing ; as indeed the orthography...fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the Epic poem mentioned by Mr. Macpherson in his Preface... | |
| William James Dawson, Coningsby Dawson - 1908 - 308 էջ
...in particular, a country surgeon somewhere in Lochabar, who, he says, can recite a great number of them, but never committed them to writing ; as indeed...fixed, and the natives have always employed more the sword than the pen. This surgeon has by heart the Epic poem mentioned by Mr. Macpherson in his Preface... | |
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