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Page 33
... arose from the string of the bards . My soul melted away in the sounds , for my heart , like a stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half - unsheathed dag- gers gleamed . Many a voice was heard abrupt ...
... arose from the string of the bards . My soul melted away in the sounds , for my heart , like a stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half - unsheathed dag- gers gleamed . Many a voice was heard abrupt ...
Page 43
... ful with tearful eyes . arose in her breast . Her joy was in the chase . Each morning , when doubtful light wandered dimly on Lulan's waves , she oused the re- sounding woods to Gormal's head of snow . Nor moved PREFACE . 43.
... ful with tearful eyes . arose in her breast . Her joy was in the chase . Each morning , when doubtful light wandered dimly on Lulan's waves , she oused the re- sounding woods to Gormal's head of snow . Nor moved PREFACE . 43.
Page 44
... arose His proud heart struck his side ; he grasp'd the spear , And wounded Harold in the vacant air . One daughter only , but of form divine , The last fair beam of the departing line , Remain'd of Sigurd's race . His warlike son Fell ...
... arose His proud heart struck his side ; he grasp'd the spear , And wounded Harold in the vacant air . One daughter only , but of form divine , The last fair beam of the departing line , Remain'd of Sigurd's race . His warlike son Fell ...
Page 45
... arose . The chase she lov'd ; when morn with doubtful beam Came dimly wandering o'er the Bothnic stream , On Sevo's sounding sides she bent the bow , And rous'd his forests to his head of snow . Nor moved the maid alone , & c . One of ...
... arose . The chase she lov'd ; when morn with doubtful beam Came dimly wandering o'er the Bothnic stream , On Sevo's sounding sides she bent the bow , And rous'd his forests to his head of snow . Nor moved the maid alone , & c . One of ...
Page 106
... arose . ' Ossian himself appears to have been endowed by nature with an exquisite sensibility of heart ; prone to that tender me- lancholy which is so often an attendant on great genius and susceptible equally of strong and of soft ...
... arose . ' Ossian himself appears to have been endowed by nature with an exquisite sensibility of heart ; prone to that tender me- lancholy which is so often an attendant on great genius and susceptible equally of strong and of soft ...
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ancient arms arose art thou Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood blue streams breast Cairbar Calmar car-borne Carril Carthon Cathmor cave chief cloud Comala Cona Connal Cormac Cromla Cuthullin Dar-thula dark daugh daughter death distant dost thou dwelling echoing Erin eyes fame fathers feast feeble fell field Fillan Fingal fled friends Gaul ghosts gray grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heaven heroes hill Iliad Ireland king of Morven king of swords Lathmon lift light Lochlin maid Malvina midst mighty mist moon Morni mournful Nathos night Oscar Ossian Picts poems poet poetry race raised rejoice renown rise roar rock rolled rose rushed Selma shield side sigh silent song sons soul sound spear Starno steel stood storm strangers stream strength Swaran sword tears Temora thee tomb Trenmor Ullin vale voice warriors waves wind youth