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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... voice . It says , ' Seize thy beam of glory , O bard ! for thou shalt soon depart . Soon shall the light of song be faded . Soon thy tuneful voice forgotten . ' - ' Yes , I obey , O powerful voice , for thou art pleasing to mine ear ...
... voice . It says , ' Seize thy beam of glory , O bard ! for thou shalt soon depart . Soon shall the light of song be faded . Soon thy tuneful voice forgotten . ' - ' Yes , I obey , O powerful voice , for thou art pleasing to mine ear ...
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... voice arose from the strings of the bards . My soul melted away in the sounds , for my heart , like a stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half unsheathed daggers gleamed . Many a voice was heard ...
... voice arose from the strings of the bards . My soul melted away in the sounds , for my heart , like a stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half unsheathed daggers gleamed . Many a voice was heard ...
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... voice , after it is raised to a certain key , that it was almost impossible , from a similarity of sound , to substitute one word for another . This excellence is peculiar to the Celtic tongue , and is per- haps to be met with in no ...
... voice , after it is raised to a certain key , that it was almost impossible , from a similarity of sound , to substitute one word for another . This excellence is peculiar to the Celtic tongue , and is per- haps to be met with in no ...
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... voice ' , or commander , signifies also a dog . The poet chose the last , as the most noble appellation for his hero . The subject of the poem is the same with that of the epic poem of Fingal . Caribh Mac - Starn is the same with ...
... voice ' , or commander , signifies also a dog . The poet chose the last , as the most noble appellation for his hero . The subject of the poem is the same with that of the epic poem of Fingal . Caribh Mac - Starn is the same with ...
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... voice shall be heard That the ancient Scots were of Celtic original , is past all doubt . Their conformity with the Celtic nations in language , man- ners , and religion , proves it to a full de- monstration . The Celta , a great and ...
... voice shall be heard That the ancient Scots were of Celtic original , is past all doubt . Their conformity with the Celtic nations in language , man- ners , and religion , proves it to a full de- monstration . The Celta , a great and ...
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