EDITIONS OF OSSIAN'S POEMS, &c.

THE following account of editions of Ossian's Poems, and of works to which
their publication gave rise, is from "Lowndes's Bibliographer's Manual,"
vol. iii.

OSSIAN.-The Poems of Ossian, in the original Gaelic, with a literal trans-
lation into Latin by Robert Macfarlan; together with a Dissertation on the
Authenticity of the Poems by Sir John Sinclair, Bart., and a translation from
Cesarotti's Dissertation on the Controversy respecting the Authenticity of
Ossian, with Notes and a supplemental Essay by John M'Arthur, LL. D.
London, 1807. Royal 8vo. three volumes.

The Poems of Ossian, translated by James Macpherson. London, 1762–3,
4to. two volumes in one. The third edition: to which is subjoined a Critical
Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian by Dr. Hugh Blair. London, 1765,
8vo. two volumes. London, 1773, 8vo. two volumes. London, 1784, 8vo. two
volumes. London, 1796, two volumes.

The Poems of Ossian, containing the Poetical Works of James Macpherson,
in prose and verse, with Notes and Illustrations by Malcolm Laing. Edin-
burgh, 1805, 8vo. two volumes.

The Poems of Ossian, translated by James Macpherson. A new edition,
containing Dr. Blair's three celebrated Critical Dissertations, and a Prelimi-
nary Discourse, or Review of the recent Controversy relative to the Authen-
ticity of the Poems. London, 1806. Crown 8vo. two volumes, with plates.
London, 1807, royal 8vo. two volumes. London, 1812, three volumes, with
plates by Fittler.

The Poems of Ossian, translated by James Macpherson. Authenticated and
explained by Hugh Campbell. London, 1822, 8vo. two volumes.

The Songs of Selma, from the Original of Ossian, the Son of Fingal.
London, 1762, 4to. The Battle of Lora, a Poem: with some Fragments
written in the Erse or Irish Language, by Ossian, the Son of Fingal, translated
into English verse by Mr. Derrick. London, 1763, 4to.

Gisbal, an Hyperborean Tale: translated from the Fragments of Ossian,
the Son of Fingal. London, 1763, 8vo. Low and scurrilous abuse.

The Fingal of Ossian, translated from the Gaelic by J. Macpherson, and
now rendered into Heroic Verse by Ewen Cameron. Warrington, 1776, 4to.
Fingal, rendered into Heroic Verse by Ewen Cameron. To which are pre-
fixed the Attestations and a Preface. London, 1777, 4to. with a frontispiece.

Sonnets and other Poems; with a Versification of the Six Bards of Ossian.
By Sir S. Egerton Brydges, Bart. London, 1785, 8vo.

Some of Ossian's Lesser Poems rendered into English Verse, with a Preli-
minary Discourse in answer to Mr. Laing's Critical and Historical Disserta-
tion on the Antiquity of Ossian's Poems, by Archibald Macdonald. 1805, 8vo.
Ossian's Fingal, rendered into Verse by Archibald Macdonald. 1808, 8vo.
Ossian's Fingal, rendered into English Verse by George Harvey. London,
1814, 8vo.

Temora, an Epic Poem in Eight Cantoes, versified from Macpherson's Prose
Translation of the Poems of Ossian. By T. Burke. Perth, 1818, 8vo.

Ossiani Dathula, Græce reddita: accedunt Miscellanea, à W. Herbert.
London, 1801, 8vo.

Temora Liber unus Versibus expressus, Auctore Roberto Macfarlan, A. M.
1769, 4to.

Phingaleis, sive Hibernia liberata, epicum Ossiani Poema e Celtico Ser-
mone conversum, tribus premissis Disputationibus et subsequentibus Notis, ab
Alex. Macdonald. Edin. 1820, 8vo.

Poesie, dall' Abate M. Cesarotti; con varie Annotazione de due Traduttori.
Padova, 1763, 8vo. two volumes. Nizza, 1780-1, 12mo. three volumes.
Poesie. Pisa, 1801, 8vo. four volumes.

Poésies Galliques, par Le Tourneur. Paris, 1777, 8vo. two volumes. Large
paper in 4to.
Paris, an vii. 8vo. two volumes. Paris, 1810, 8vo. two

volumes-best edition.

Poésies en Vers Français, par M. Baour Lormian. Paris 1801, 18mo.
Three Beautiful and Important Passages omitted by the Translator of Fingal,
restored by Donald Macdonald. London, 1761, 4to. A burlesque on the cele-
brated work entitled Fingal.

Remarks on the History of Fingal, and other Poems of Ossian, translated
by Mr. Macpherson. By Ferdinand Warner, LL. D. London, 1762, 8vo.
Fingal reclaimed. London, 1763, 8vo.

A Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal. By the
Rev. Dr. Blair. London, 1763, 4to.

Mémoire sur les Poèmes de Mr. Macpherson. Cologne, 1765, 12mo. This
memoir originally appeared in the Journal des Sçavans.

An Enquiry into the Authenticity of the Poems ascribed to Ossian. By W.
Shaw, A.M. London, 1781, 8vo.

An Answer to Mr. Shaw's Enquiry into the Authenticity of the Poems
ascribed to Ossian. By John Clark. London, 1781, 8vo.

A Rejoinder to an Answer from Mr. Clarke on the subject of Ossian's
Poems. By W. Shaw, A. M. London, 1784, 8vo.

Ancient Erse Poems, collected among the Scottish Highlands, in order to
illustrate the Ossian of Mr. Macpherson. London, 1784, 8vo. pp. 34. The
far greater part of this pamphlet (printed for private distribution) appeared in
the Gentleman's Magazine for 1782 and 1783, under the signature of Thomas
F. Hill.

Sean Dana; Le Oisian, Orran, Ulann, &c. Ancient Poems of Ossian,
Orran, &c. collected in the Western Highlands and Isles: being the Origi-

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nals of the Translations some time ago published in the Gaelic Antiquities, by John Smith, D. D. Edinb. 1787, 8vo.

A Dissertation of the supposed Authenticity of Ossian's Poems. 1800. In Malcolm Laing's History of Scotland.

Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the Nature and Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian, drawn up by H. Mackenzie; with a copious Appendix, containing some of the principal Documents on which the Report is founded. Edinburgh, 1805, 8vo.

A Dissertation on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian. By Sir John Sinclair, Bart. London, 1806, 8vo.

An Essay on the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian, in which the Objections of Malcolm Laing, Esq. are particularly considered and refuted. By Patrick Graham, D. D. Edinburgh, 1807, 8vo.

Observations relative to the Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian. 1813. Essay on the Authenticity of Ossian's Poems. By Donald Campbell. Ayr, 1825.

To the above list may be added

Dana Oisein Mhic Fhinn, air an ceur amach airson maith coitcheannta muinntir na Gaeltachd. Duneidin; clo-bhucilte le Tearlach Stribhart, 1818, 8vo. pp. 344.

This is a copy of the Gaelic contained in Sir John Sinclair's splendid edition of Ossian, and was printed at the expense of Sir J. Macgregor Murray and other gentlemen, for the purpose of being distributed among the Highlanders, to preserve as much as possible their ancient chivalric spirit, by giving them an opportunity of reading the valorous exploits of their ancestors, as the reciting them had then nearly ceased.

An Original Collection of the Poems of Ossian, Orran, Ulin, and other Bards, who flourished in the same Age. Collected and edited by Hugh and John McCallum. Montrose, 1816, pp. 359; of which fifty-nine pages are dedicated to subscribers' names, and ninety-two to prefatory matters.