Excerpt from The Poems of Ossian, Vol. 1 of 3: Translated The eagerness, with which these Poems have been received abroad, are a recom pence for the coldness with which a few have affected to treat them at home. All 'the polite nations of Europe have trans ferred them into their respective lan guages; and they speak. Of him, who brought them to light, in terms that might flatter the vanity of one fond 'of fame. In aconvenient ind'fi'erence for a literary imputation, the Author hears praise without being elevated, and ribal dry without being depressed. He has frequently seen the first bestowed too precipitately; and the latter is so faith less to its purpose, that it is Often the on ly index to merit in the present age. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.