Works of Ossian: Vol. III.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... still , in a degree fuperior even to the vulgar of more polifhed countries . When men are crowded together in great cities , they see indeed many people , but are acquainted with few . They naturally form themselves into small focieties ...
... still , in a degree fuperior even to the vulgar of more polifhed countries . When men are crowded together in great cities , they see indeed many people , but are acquainted with few . They naturally form themselves into small focieties ...
Page 103
... still preserved , and goes under the name of this Colgan : but whether it is of his compofition , or the production of a latter age , I fhall not pretend to determine . Be that as it will , it appears , from the obfolete phrases which ...
... still preserved , and goes under the name of this Colgan : but whether it is of his compofition , or the production of a latter age , I fhall not pretend to determine . Be that as it will , it appears , from the obfolete phrases which ...
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... still unknown . So In a blast comes cloudy death , and lays his grey head low . His ghoft is rolled on the vapour of the fenny field . Its courfe is never on hills , or moffy vales of wind . fhall not Cathmor depart , no boy in the ...
... still unknown . So In a blast comes cloudy death , and lays his grey head low . His ghoft is rolled on the vapour of the fenny field . Its courfe is never on hills , or moffy vales of wind . fhall not Cathmor depart , no boy in the ...
Page 149
... still in Orkney , and the iflands of Shetland , which retain , to this day , the name of Loda or Loden . They feem to have differed materially , in their con ftruction , from thofe Druidical monuments , which remain in Britain , and the ...
... still in Orkney , and the iflands of Shetland , which retain , to this day , the name of Loda or Loden . They feem to have differed materially , in their con ftruction , from thofe Druidical monuments , which remain in Britain , and the ...
Page 152
... Still his hand held the fword , that failed him in the day of his danger . " Thou art fallen , faid Fillan , ere yet thy fame was heard . Thy father fent thee to war and he exfpects to He is grey , perhaps , at his hear thy deeds ...
... Still his hand held the fword , that failed him in the day of his danger . " Thou art fallen , faid Fillan , ere yet thy fame was heard . Thy father fent thee to war and he exfpects to He is grey , perhaps , at his hear thy deeds ...
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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