Thoughts on the Origin and Descent of the Gael: With an Account of the Picts, Caledonians, and Scots; and Observations Relative to the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian |
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acquainted ages Albinn ancient inhabitants appears appellation applied arts authority barbarous bark battle body Britain Cæsar Caithness Caledonians Caledonii called Cecrops chariots chimur coast common compound denominated denote derived descendants distinguished division doubt Draonaich Egyptian enemies English Erinn evidence expressed Fingal Friths Gael of Scotland Gaelic language Gaelic word Gauls Greek language Greeks and Romans guage hair Herodotus Highlands of Scotland human inhabitants of Albinn inhabitants of Greece Ireland Irish island Italy king known land Latin Latin languages learned literally low country Macpherson mankind manner mode mountains multa nations natural northern numbers observed original papyrus Pelasgi Pelasgians period Picti Pictish Picts poems of Ossian portion possessed preserved pronounced pronunciation provinces provincial Britons quæ race remains Saxons says Scoti Scotland and Ireland Scots and Picts signifies Strabo strangers sunt Tacitus term tion translation ulna Varro Welsh Welsh language whence καὶ