Ver. 251. Thane was the old name for the Scotch nobility, before the word earl was used. Those of Ross were particularly powerful, and gave great disquiet to the kings.
Ver. 280. The isles of Columba lie on the western side of Scotland: They are mentioned here with their several characteristics, and the reader may find how just they are in Mr. Martin's description of them, where he will meet with a curious account of their seers, or those who possess the second sight. But the most remarkable of these isles is Icolm-kill, where many of the Scotish, Danish, and Norwegian kings and saints are buried.
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DEDICATION.
P. 154. The author of Albania is not the only poet who has celebrated the exertions of General Wade, in a measure which was expected to promote the civilisation of the Highlands. In February 1725-6, Welsted published "An Ode to the Right Honourable Lieutenant General Wade, on his disarming the Highlands; imitated from Horace[1]." The following inscription was placed
- ↑ Memoirs of L. Welsted, p. 24. ap. Nichols' edition of that author's works, 8vo, London, 1787.
