...already discovered. I believe they never existed B b 2 in any other form than that which &e have seent The editor, or author, never could shew the original...insolence, with which the world is not yet acquainted ; and stuborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt. It would be easy to shew it if he had it ; but whence...

...present form ?" For these, and such like reasons, Johnson calls the whole an imposture. He adds, " The editor, or author, never could " shew the original,...it be shewn by " any other. To revenge reasonable incredu" lity, by refusing evidence, is a degree of in" science with which the world is not yet ac"...

...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, "that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...

...dares to insult the public with unexampled impudence and falsehood. "The editor, or author," says he, " never could shew the original, nor can it be shewn...yet acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt. It would be easy to show it, if he had it ; but whence could it be had ? It is too...

...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, "that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...

...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, " that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...

...journey to the Western Islands, (edition 1798, p. 205,) he roundly asserts, « that the " poems of Ossian never existed in any other form than that which " we have seen. That the editor or author never could show the " original, nor can it be shown by any other. That it...

...present form ?" For these, and such like reasons, Johnson calls the whole an imposture. He adds, " The editor, or author, never could shew the original,...a degree of insolence with which the world is not yel acquainted ; and stubborn audacity is the last refuge of guilt." This reasoning carries with it...

...resentment by the following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " they (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had hardly any other way of supporting themselves, than by hunting,...

...resentment by the following paragraph: " I believe," says the tourist, " Ihoy (the Poems of Ossian) never existed in any other form than that which we have seen. The editor, or author, never the ancient Highlanders of Scotland had hardly any other • way of suppoiting themselves, than by...