It contains poems in the Gaelic language by Oisin and others, collected in the Highlands.

I went through it a long time ago with great attention.

Some of the poems are wonderfully beautiful." "They are so," said the old clerk.

"I too have gone through the book; it was presented to me a great many years ago by a lady to whom I gave some lessons in the Welsh language.

I went through it with the assistance of a Gaelic grammar and dictionary, which she also presented to me, and I was struck with the high tone of the poetry." "This collection is valuable indeed," said I; "it contains poems, which not only possess the highest merit, but serve to confirm the authenticity of the poems of Ossian, published by Macpherson, so often called in question.