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Excerpt from Scotland and Scotsmen in the Eighteenth Century, Vol. 1 of 2
The Ochtertyre Manuscripts, from which the present work has been compiled, are comprised in ten bulky volumes, written during the last quarter of the eighteenth century, with occasional additions made until within a year or two Of Mr Ramsay's (the author's) death in 1814. Mr Ramsay had made very extensive notes Of his reading, recollections, and per sonal experiences, and had endeavoured to group them together under distinct heads. His own division of his manuscript is as follows Language, Literature, and Biography (of Scotland). 3 vols. Religion and Church Polity, and of their In?uence on Society and the State. 2 vols. Government, Clanship, and Law. 1 vol. Prospects of Private Life. 3 vols. Tracts on Forestry, Female Education, Supersti tions, &c. 1 vol.
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