Works of Ossian: Vol. III.Fleischer, 1783 |
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Page 11
... Foldath , generous , Foldath , who is here ftrongly marked , makes a great figure in the fequel of the poem . His fier ce , uncomplying character is fustained throughout . He seems , from a paffage in the fecond book , to have been ...
... Foldath , generous , Foldath , who is here ftrongly marked , makes a great figure in the fequel of the poem . His fier ce , uncomplying character is fustained throughout . He seems , from a paffage in the fecond book , to have been ...
Page 12
... Foldath ftands like an oozy rock , that covers its dark fides with foam . His fpear is like Slimora's fir , that meets the wind of heaven . His shield is mark ed with the ftrokes of battle ; and his red eye defpifes danger . Thefe and a ...
... Foldath ftands like an oozy rock , that covers its dark fides with foam . His fpear is like Slimora's fir , that meets the wind of heaven . His shield is mark ed with the ftrokes of battle ; and his red eye defpifes danger . Thefe and a ...
Page 47
... Foldath for advising a night - attack , as the Irish army were fo much fuperior in number to the enemy . The bard Fonar introduces the ftory of Crothar , the ancestor of the king , which throws further light on the hiftory of Ireland ...
... Foldath for advising a night - attack , as the Irish army were fo much fuperior in number to the enemy . The bard Fonar introduces the ftory of Crothar , the ancestor of the king , which throws further light on the hiftory of Ireland ...
Page 61
... Foldath appear : the red - rolling eye of Turlótho . Nor let Hidalla be forgot ; his voice , in dan- ger , is like the found of a fhower , when it falls in the blafted vale , near Atha's failing ftream . - They came , in their clanging ...
... Foldath appear : the red - rolling eye of Turlótho . Nor let Hidalla be forgot ; his voice , in dan- ger , is like the found of a fhower , when it falls in the blafted vale , near Atha's failing ftream . - They came , in their clanging ...
Page 62
... Foldath is properly contrafted to the generous , the open Cathmor . Offian is peculiarly happy in oppofing different characters , and , by that means , in heightening the featu res of both . Foldath appears to have been the favourite of ...
... Foldath is properly contrafted to the generous , the open Cathmor . Offian is peculiarly happy in oppofing different characters , and , by that means , in heightening the featu res of both . Foldath appears to have been the favourite of ...
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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