Works of Ossian: Vol. III.Fleischer, 1783 |
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Page 12
... shield is mark ed with the ftrokes of battle ; and his red eye defpifes danger . Thefe and a thoufand other chiefs furrounded car - borne Cairbar , when the scout of ocean came , Mor - annal , from ftreamy Moi - leria . His eyes hang ...
... shield is mark ed with the ftrokes of battle ; and his red eye defpifes danger . Thefe and a thoufand other chiefs furrounded car - borne Cairbar , when the scout of ocean came , Mor - annal , from ftreamy Moi - leria . His eyes hang ...
Page 23
... shield ftruck with the blunt end of a fpear ; at the fa- me time that a bard at a diftance raised the death - fong . A ceremony of another kind was long ufed in Scotland upon fuch occafions . Every bo- dy has heard , that a bull's head ...
... shield ftruck with the blunt end of a fpear ; at the fa- me time that a bard at a diftance raised the death - fong . A ceremony of another kind was long ufed in Scotland upon fuch occafions . Every bo- dy has heard , that a bull's head ...
Page 38
... , in the poem of Dar- thula . 1 ** ) Caithbat was grandfather to Cuchullin ; and his shield was made use of , to alarm his pofterity to the battles of the family . So The heroes faw Cuchullin * ) in Nathos . 38 TEMOR A : Book I.
... , in the poem of Dar- thula . 1 ** ) Caithbat was grandfather to Cuchullin ; and his shield was made use of , to alarm his pofterity to the battles of the family . So The heroes faw Cuchullin * ) in Nathos . 38 TEMOR A : Book I.
Page 95
... Shield of that chief . The poet being intent upon the main action , paffes over flightly this feat of Fillan . ** ) Lumon , bending hill ; a mountain in Inis - huna , or that part of South - Britain , which is over- against the Irish ...
... Shield of that chief . The poet being intent upon the main action , paffes over flightly this feat of Fillan . ** ) Lumon , bending hill ; a mountain in Inis - huna , or that part of South - Britain , which is over- against the Irish ...
Page 121
... Shield of Trenmor , on a tree on the rock of Sel- ma , ftriking it , at times , with the blunt end of a fpear , and finging the war - fong between . Thus he did , for three fucceffive nights , and in the H 5 mean 1 • lands . Three days ...
... Shield of Trenmor , on a tree on the rock of Sel- ma , ftriking it , at times , with the blunt end of a fpear , and finging the war - fong between . Thus he did , for three fucceffive nights , and in the H 5 mean 1 • lands . Three days ...
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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