James MacphersonJames Macpherson (October 27, 1736 – February 17, 1796) was a Scottish poet, known as the "translator" of the Ossian cycle of poems. Macpherson was born at Ruthven in the parish of Kingussie, Badenoch, Inverness-shire, Highland. In 1753, he was sent to King's College, Aberdeen, moving two years later to Marischal College (the two institutions later became the University of Aberdeen). He then went to Edinburgh for just over a year, but it is unknown whether he studied at the university. He is said to have written over 4,000 lines of verse while a student; some of this was later published, notably The Highlander (1758), which he is said to have tried to suppress afterwards.
the songs of selma
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Address to the evening star. An apostrophe to Fingal and his times. Minona...[read poem]
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forever
"Forever": 'tis a single word!
Our rude forefathers deemed it two:
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Our rude forefathers deemed it two:
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voices of the air
But then there comes that moment rare
When, for no cause that I can find,
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a few rules for beginners
Babies must not eat the coal
And they must not make grimaces,
Nor in party dresses roll...[read poem]
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And they must not make grimaces,
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