Works of Ossian: Vol. III.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... see his flying fame . The steps of his chiefs will ceafe in Morven : the mofs of years fhall grow in Selma . - Cairbar heard their words , in filence , like the cloud of a fhower : it ftands dark on Crom- la , till the lightning burfts ...
... see his flying fame . The steps of his chiefs will ceafe in Morven : the mofs of years fhall grow in Selma . - Cairbar heard their words , in filence , like the cloud of a fhower : it ftands dark on Crom- la , till the lightning burfts ...
Page 21
... see indeed many people , but are acquainted with few . They naturally form themselves into small focieties , and their knowledge fcarce extends beyond the alley or ftreet they live in ; add to this that the very employment of a mechanic ...
... see indeed many people , but are acquainted with few . They naturally form themselves into small focieties , and their knowledge fcarce extends beyond the alley or ftreet they live in ; add to this that the very employment of a mechanic ...
Page 26
... See , gloomy Cairbar ** ) falls ! The fteel pierced his forehead , and divid- ed his red hair behind . He lay , like a fhatter- ed * The poet means Malvina , the daughter of Tof- car , to whom he addreffes that part of the poem , which ...
... See , gloomy Cairbar ** ) falls ! The fteel pierced his forehead , and divid- ed his red hair behind . He lay , like a fhatter- ed * The poet means Malvina , the daughter of Tof- car , to whom he addreffes that part of the poem , which ...
Page 88
... See him , amidst the foe , like Colgach's * ) fportful ghoft ; when he fcatters the clouds , and * ) There are fome traditions , but , I believe , of late invention , that this Colgach was the fame with the Galgacus of Tacitus . He was ...
... See him , amidst the foe , like Colgach's * ) fportful ghoft ; when he fcatters the clouds , and * ) There are fome traditions , but , I believe , of late invention , that this Colgach was the fame with the Galgacus of Tacitus . He was ...
Page 115
... See more of Ferad - artho in the eighth book . * ) The attitude of Ros - crana is aptly illustrated by this fimile ; for the ideas of those times , concern ing the spirits of the deceased , were not fo gloo- Three days we feafted at Moi ...
... See more of Ferad - artho in the eighth book . * ) The attitude of Ros - crana is aptly illustrated by this fimile ; for the ideas of those times , concern ing the spirits of the deceased , were not fo gloo- Three days we feafted at Moi ...
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againſt amidſt arife arms army arofe art thou Artho Atha bards battle beam behold bend blaft blue bofom Borbar Cairbar Carril Cathmor chief Clatho Clono cloud compofitions Conar Connal Cormac Cormul courfe Crothar dark darkened death defart defcended Dermid diftant ecchoing Erin eyes faid fame father feaft fecret feem fhall fhield fhould fide figh filent Fillan Fingal Firbolg firft flain Foldath fome fong foul fpirits fpread fteps ftill ftood ftreams ftrength ftrife fword Gaul ghoft gleaming grey harp hear heard heath hero hill himſelf hoft huna Iriſh king of Ireland Larthon lena lift the fpear locks Lubar Malthos mift mighty moffy Moi-lena Moma Mora Morni Morven night occafion Ofcar Offian paffage perfon pleaſant poem poet raiſed reft renowned rife roar rock roes rofe rolled ſon Strutha Sul-malla Temora thee thofe thoſe thro tomb Trenmor Ullin vale voice warriors waves winds