James MacPherson: An Episode in Literature (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from James Macpherson: An Episode in Literature This book is an examination of Macpherson's poems, for so we must call the three volumes which he assigned to another authorship. His life and character, although not the main subject, are studied by the way. Macpherson possessed two things that are rarely joined, - a sensitive and poetic mind, and a shrewd capacity for business. He first appears as an unknown youth, with everything to do for himself, reserved and shy in appearance, but amazingly clever and consumed with ambition. Thirty years later he was successful beyond his dreams, triumphantly aware that his writings were admired by all Europe, rich, prosperous, enjoying and displaying his prosperity. Yet the poems which launched him on his career are as full of laments as the Book of Job, and their melancholy had a genuine cause. A nature so versatile, with so much power over others, and with characteristics so strongly marked, commands our notice. 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.