tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post6378104049465316668..comments2023-10-31T06:44:26.393-07:00Comments on Billings Blog: Sorrows of the internet ageDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00372790238744903272noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5506451.post-37599260494218158282008-11-24T08:22:00.000-08:002008-11-24T08:22:00.000-08:00Funny thing is, so many smart people like Goethe w...Funny thing is, so many smart people like Goethe were taken in by "Ossian," which was supposed to be a lost Scottish epic, discovered rather like Joe Smith's golden tablets, and "translated" into modern English.<BR/><BR/>Samuel Johnson knew better. Asked if he really thought a contemporary man could have written Ossian, Johnson replied, "Yes. Many men. Many women. And many children."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com