HECTOR MACNEIL
\hˈɛktə mˈaknɪˌɪl], \hˈɛktə mˈaknɪˌɪl], \h_ˈɛ_k_t_ə m_ˈa_k_n_ɪ__ˌɪ_l]\
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A Scottish poet; born at Rosebank, near Roslin, 1746; died 1818. He wrote: "Scotland's Skaith" (1795); "The Waes of War" (1796),- both immensely popular,- and others. His poetical works, 2 vols., appeared in 1801 (3d ed. 1812). He published also "Scottish Adventurers" (1812), a historical tale; "Memoirs of Charles Macpherson" (1801), an autobiography; etc.
By Charles Dudley Warner
