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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... youth : that listening to them was the favourite amusement of Highlanders in the hours of leisure and idleness ; but that since the rebellion in 1745 , the manners of the people had undergone a change so un- favourable to the recitation ...
... youth : that listening to them was the favourite amusement of Highlanders in the hours of leisure and idleness ; but that since the rebellion in 1745 , the manners of the people had undergone a change so un- favourable to the recitation ...
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... youth . Dark and unpleasant is old age , like the vain and feeble light of the moon , while she looks through a cloud on the field , and her gray mist on the sides of the rocks ; a blast from the north on the plain , a traveller Several ...
... youth . Dark and unpleasant is old age , like the vain and feeble light of the moon , while she looks through a cloud on the field , and her gray mist on the sides of the rocks ; a blast from the north on the plain , a traveller Several ...
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... youth. MSS . of a much older date than Mr. Laing requires to be convinced . Though not more credulous than my neighbours , I cannot re- sist facts so well attested ; there are no stronger for believing the best - established human ...
... youth. MSS . of a much older date than Mr. Laing requires to be convinced . Though not more credulous than my neighbours , I cannot re- sist facts so well attested ; there are no stronger for believing the best - established human ...
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... youth , the actions of my former days . Peace reign'd over Morven's hills . The shell of joy resounded in our halls . Round the blaze of the oak sported in festive dance the maids of Morven . They shone like the radiant bow of heaven ...
... youth , the actions of my former days . Peace reign'd over Morven's hills . The shell of joy resounded in our halls . Round the blaze of the oak sported in festive dance the maids of Morven . They shone like the radiant bow of heaven ...
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... youth , PREFACE . These observations regard only the fri- volous in. shall bless the warrior's arms whose lance shall shine victorious in the combat of valour . ' ' O venerable bard , ' I said , ' peace guides my steps to Branno . My arm ...
... youth , PREFACE . These observations regard only the fri- volous in. shall bless the warrior's arms whose lance shall shine victorious in the combat of valour . ' ' O venerable bard , ' I said , ' peace guides my steps to Branno . My arm ...
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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