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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... field , and her gray mist on the sides of the rocks ; a blast from the north on the plain , a traveller Several collections came to them , by pre- sents , as well as by purchase , and in these are numerous ' shreds and patches ' , that ...
... field , and her gray mist on the sides of the rocks ; a blast from the north on the plain , a traveller Several collections came to them , by pre- sents , as well as by purchase , and in these are numerous ' shreds and patches ' , that ...
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... field , when darkness covers the hills around , and the shadow grows slowly on the plain of the sun , ' we are to believe , according to Mr. Laing , that the idea was stolen from Vir- gil's - - Majoresque cadunt altis de montibus umbrae ...
... field , when darkness covers the hills around , and the shadow grows slowly on the plain of the sun , ' we are to believe , according to Mr. Laing , that the idea was stolen from Vir- gil's - - Majoresque cadunt altis de montibus umbrae ...
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... field : ' The opinion of the colour of his oppo- sition , whether it be that of truth or error , will depend on the eye that contemplates it . Those who delight to feast with Mr. Laing on the limbs of a mangled poet , will think the ...
... field : ' The opinion of the colour of his oppo- sition , whether it be that of truth or error , will depend on the eye that contemplates it . Those who delight to feast with Mr. Laing on the limbs of a mangled poet , will think the ...
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... field , where Lulan's warriors fell in blood , or rose in terror on the waves of the main . Darkly sat the gray - haired chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved again ...
... field , where Lulan's warriors fell in blood , or rose in terror on the waves of the main . Darkly sat the gray - haired chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved again ...
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... to the manners of barbarous times . He exercised every manly virtue in Caledonia , while Heliogaba- lus disgraced human nature at Rome . A DISSERTATION CONCERNING THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . proper field 2 * THE ERA OF OSSIAN . 19.
... to the manners of barbarous times . He exercised every manly virtue in Caledonia , while Heliogaba- lus disgraced human nature at Rome . A DISSERTATION CONCERNING THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . proper field 2 * THE ERA OF OSSIAN . 19.
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