Macpherson

[ muh k-fur-suh n ]

/ məkˈfɜr sən /

James,1736–96, Scottish author and translator.

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“The influence of the oak maturation casks on the final character of The Macallan is vital,” says MacPherson.

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That got on everybody's nerves, of course; and then Macpherson came.

The King of Arcadia |Francis Lynde
Macpherson, whose Fingal had been treated in the Journey as an impudent forgery, threatened to take vengeance with a cane.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 4 |Various
Miss Macpherson's motto is, "The Word first in all things; afterwards bread for this body."

Mystic London: |Charles Maurice Davies

Before long, Major Macpherson and several other officers were wounded.

Our Soldiers |W.H.G. Kingston
Of his translations we mention Macpherson's Ossian and Plutarch.

Historical View of the Languages and Literature of the Slavic Nations |Therese Albertine Louise von Jacob Robinson

Macpherson

/ (məkˈfɜːsən) /

James. 1736–96, Scottish poet and translator. He published supposed translations of the legendary Gaelic poet Ossian, in reality largely his own work