ork.
[2] Highland Society's Report on Ossian, pp. 16-20.
[3] Genealogists or Antiquaries.
[4] Letter from Sir James Macdonald to Dr Blair.
[5] M'Callum's "Collection," p. 207. See also Smith's "Sean Dana, or
Gaelic Antiquities;" Gillies' "Collection" and Clark's "Caledonian
Bards."
[6] Highland Society's Report on Ossian, pp. 99, 105, 112.
[7] Boswell's "Life of Johnson," p. 320, Croker's edition, 1847.
[8] "Poems by Mrs Grant of Laggan," p. 395, Edinburgh, 1803, 8vo. The
original is to be found in the Gaelic collections.
[9] Mrs Grant's Poems, p. 371; Mackenzie's "Gaelic Poets," p. 1.
[10] See Mrs Grant's "Highland Superstitions," vol. ii. p. 249. The
original is contained in Mackenzie's "Gaelic Poets."
[11] See Johnson's "Journey to the Western Islands."
[12] Stewart's Collection, p. 1.
[13] Report on Ossian, p. 92. Sir Duncan Campbell fell at the battle of
Flodden, Lady Campbell afterwards married Gilbert, Earl of Cassillis.
[14] Mrs Grant's "Highland Superstitions," vol. ii. p. 196.
[15] Mrs Ogilvie's "Highland Minstrelsy." For the original see Turner's
Collection, p. 186.
[16] Reid's "Bibliotheca Scotica Celtica." Mackenzie's "Gaelic Poets,"
p. 36.
[17] Napier's "Memoirs of Montrose." In this work will be found a very
spirited translation of Ian Lom's poem on the battle of Innerlochy.
[18] Mackenzie's "Gaelic Poets," pp. 24, 59, 77, 77, 151; Turner's
"Gaelic Collection," _passim._
[19] See the beautiful verses translated by the Marchioness of
Northampton from "Ha tighinn fodham," in "Albyn's Anthology," or
Croker's "Boswell."
[20] Mackenzie's "Gaelic Poets," p. 56.
[21] Johnson's Works, vol. xii. p. 291.
[22] Poems, Chambers' People's Edition, p. 134.
[23] Armstrong's "Gaelic Dictionary," p. 63.
[24] _Edinburgh Review_ on Mitford's "Harmony of Language," vol. vi. p.
383.
[25] Brown's "History of the Highlands," vol. i. p. 89.
[26] Armstrong's "Gaelic Dictionary," p. 64.
[27] See also Logan's "Scottish Gael," vol. ii. p. 252.
CONTENTS.
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JAMES HOGG, 1
Donald Macdonald, 48
Flora Macdonald's farewell, 50
Bonnie Prince Charlie, 51
The skylark,
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