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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... meet with these words : ' It is like the 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 ...
... meet with these words : ' It is like the 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 ...
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... meet one another on high . Then they fall together with all their rocks and trees . ' But had a blind bard , or any other bard , presumed to utter such a rhapsody of bom- bast in the hall of shells , amid the savage warriors to whom ...
... meet one another on high . Then they fall together with all their rocks and trees . ' But had a blind bard , or any other bard , presumed to utter such a rhapsody of bom- bast in the hall of shells , amid the savage warriors to whom ...
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... meet us . Manly serenity adorned his brow . His open front showed the kindness of his heart . ' Welcome , ' he said , ' ye sons of strangers ; welcome to Branno's friendly halls ; partake his shell of joy . Share in the combat of spears ...
... meet us . Manly serenity adorned his brow . His open front showed the kindness of his heart . ' Welcome , ' he said , ' ye sons of strangers ; welcome to Branno's friendly halls ; partake his shell of joy . Share in the combat of spears ...
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... meet with many objects , to them new and strange ; their wonder and surprise are fre- q.ently excited ; and by the sudden changes of fortune occurring in their unsettled state of life , their passions are raised to the ut- most ; their ...
... meet with many objects , to them new and strange ; their wonder and surprise are fre- q.ently excited ; and by the sudden changes of fortune occurring in their unsettled state of life , their passions are raised to the ut- most ; their ...
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... meet with windows clapping , the herds of goats and cows seeking shelter , the shepherd wandering , corn on the plain , and the wakeful hind rebuilding the shocks of corn which had been over- turned by the tempest . Whereas , in ...
... meet with windows clapping , the herds of goats and cows seeking shelter , the shepherd wandering , corn on the plain , and the wakeful hind rebuilding the shocks of corn which had been over- turned by the tempest . Whereas , in ...
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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