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THE BRITONS ASSERTED. 241<br />

tlie Scottifh territories in Caledonia, as <strong>the</strong> weflerh<br />

Highlands are to this day popularly denominated<br />

lar by <strong>the</strong> Highlanders, and, when <strong>the</strong> Hebrides<br />

are included, lar-in, and are <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

Greek and Roman appellations <strong>of</strong> lerna, luv.erna,<br />

and Hibernia ;<br />

and, That <strong>the</strong> name <strong>of</strong> Argyle,<br />

Arre-ga<strong>the</strong>l, or ra<strong>the</strong>r lar-ghael, literally iignlfies<br />

<strong>the</strong> weftern Gael, and fo diftinguiflied <strong>the</strong> Scots<br />

from <strong>the</strong> Pi6ls, as <strong>the</strong> Gael <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> weftern frorti<br />

<strong>the</strong> Gael <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> eaftern coaft. And both <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>fe<br />

p<strong>of</strong>itions I will examine attentively.<br />

<strong>The</strong> conclufive argument before, according to<br />

<strong>Mr</strong>. Macpherfon's own ftate <strong>of</strong> it and <strong>the</strong> truth,<br />

amounted only to a pollibiliry. This afilimes<br />

<strong>the</strong> confidence <strong>of</strong> certainty, and pretends to be dd-<br />

cifive. '' <strong>The</strong> Pifts mujl certainly have called &:c.<br />

'' — a decifive argument againll <strong>the</strong> antienr fyileui<br />

'* <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> origin <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Scots, S:c." B:.t tiie cer

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