The Poems of Ossian: To which are Prefixed a Preliminary Discourse and Dissertations on the Aera and Poems of OssianFleischer, 1834 - 196 pages |
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... chiefs dispute the maid , for she is destined for the strong in arms . ' These words inflamed my breast , and roused ... chief . " Whence are these arms of steel ? If friends ye come , Branno invites you to his * The guiding star to ...
... chiefs dispute the maid , for she is destined for the strong in arms . ' These words inflamed my breast , and roused ... chief . " Whence are these arms of steel ? If friends ye come , Branno invites you to his * The guiding star to ...
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... chiefs ; matchless his strength in fight ' ' Chief , ' I replied , " the light of my father's deeds blazes in my soul . Though young , I seek my beam of glory foremost in the ranks of foes . Warrior , I can fall , but I shall fall with ...
... chiefs ; matchless his strength in fight ' ' Chief , ' I replied , " the light of my father's deeds blazes in my soul . Though young , I seek my beam of glory foremost in the ranks of foes . Warrior , I can fall , but I shall fall with ...
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... chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved again his side : forth flew his sword from its place ; he wounded Harold in all the winds . One daughter , and only one , but ...
... chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved again his side : forth flew his sword from its place ; he wounded Harold in all the winds . One daughter , and only one , but ...
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... chief sway . This order of men seems to have been formed on the same principles with the Dactyli , Idæ , and Curetes of the ancients . Their pretended intercourse with Heaven , their magic and divination , were the same . The knowledge ...
... chief sway . This order of men seems to have been formed on the same principles with the Dactyli , Idæ , and Curetes of the ancients . Their pretended intercourse with Heaven , their magic and divination , were the same . The knowledge ...
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... chiefs so renowned . Every bards , who were an inferior order of the chief in process of time had a bard in his Druids , did not share their bad fortune . family , and the office became at last here- They were spared by the victorious ...
... chiefs so renowned . Every bards , who were an inferior order of the chief in process of time had a bard in his Druids , did not share their bad fortune . family , and the office became at last here- They were spared by the victorious ...
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arms arose art thou Atha Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood blue streams breast Cairbar Calmar car-borne Carril Carthon Cathmor cave chief cloud Clutha Comala Cona Connal Cormac Cromla Cuthullin dark daughter death distant dost thou dwelling echoing Erin eyes fame fathers feast feeble fell field Fillan Fingal fled Foldath friends Gaul ghosts gleaming gray grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heaven heroes hill Iliad Ireland king of Morven king of swords Lego lift light Lochlin maid midst mighty mist moon Morni mossy mournful Nathos night Oscar Ossian poems poet poetry race raised renown rise roar rock rolled rose rushed Selma shield side sigh silent song sons soul sound spear Starno steel steps storm strangers stream Swaran sword tears Temora thee thou art tomb trembling Trenmor Ullin Uthal vale voice warriors waves wind youth