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But I assure you, we are by no means insensible to the memoir of our fathers' fame; I used often of an evening to get old Rory MAlpin to sing us songs out of Ossian about the battles of Fingal and Lamon Mor, and Magnus and the Spirit of Muirartach." "And did you believe," asked the aroused Antiquary, "did you absolutely believe that stuff of Macpherson's to be really ancient, you simple boy?"
He therefore undauntedly maintained, that Rory MAlpin could repeat the whole book from one end to another; and it was only upon cross-examination that he explained an assertion so general, by adding "At least, if he was allowed whisky enough, he could repeat as long as anybody would hearken to him." "Ay, ay," said the Antiquary; "and that, I suppose, was not very long."
But I assure you, we are by no means insensible to the memoir of our fathers' fame; I used often of an evening to get old Rory MAlpin to sing us songs out of Ossian about the battles of Fingal and Lamon Mor, and Magnus and the Spirit of Muirartach." "And did you believe," asked the aroused Antiquary, "did you absolutely believe that stuff of Macpherson's to be really ancient, you simple boy?"
"Good! good!" exclaimed the Antiquary; "but go on. Why, this is, after all, the most admirable fooling I dare say the poet was very right. What says the Saint?" "He replies in character," said M'Intyre; "but you should hear MAlpin sing the original. The speeches of Ossian come in upon a strong deep bass those of Patrick are upon a tenor key."
He therefore undauntedly maintained, that Rory MAlpin could repeat the whole book from one end to another; and it was only upon cross-examination that he explained an assertion so general, by adding "At least, if he was allowed whisky enough, he could repeat as long as anybody would hearken to him." "Ay, ay," said the Antiquary; "and that, I suppose, was not very long."
"Good! good!" exclaimed the Antiquary; "but go on. Why, this is, after all, the most admirable fooling I dare say the poet was very right. What says the Saint?" "He replies in character," said M'Intyre; "but you should hear MAlpin sing the original. The speeches of Ossian come in upon a strong deep bass those of Patrick are upon a tenor key."
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