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Page 99
... battle , until Rafno the king was slain . From the heads of warriors the warm sweat streamed down their armour . The crows around the Indirian islands had an ample prey . It were difficult to single out one among so many deaths . At the ...
... battle , until Rafno the king was slain . From the heads of warriors the warm sweat streamed down their armour . The crows around the Indirian islands had an ample prey . It were difficult to single out one among so many deaths . At the ...
Page 110
... battles were disorderly ; and terminated , for the most part , by a personal combat , or wrestling of the two chiefs ; after which , the bard sung the song of peace , and the battle ceased along the field . ' : " The The manner of ...
... battles were disorderly ; and terminated , for the most part , by a personal combat , or wrestling of the two chiefs ; after which , the bard sung the song of peace , and the battle ceased along the field . ' : " The The manner of ...
Page 135
... battles of Cormac ? Thy hand was not feeble in war ; neither was thy voice for peace . How art thou changed , chief of Lara ! if thou now dost advise to fly ! Retire thou to thy cave : thou art not Calmar's ghost ; he delighted in battle ...
... battles of Cormac ? Thy hand was not feeble in war ; neither was thy voice for peace . How art thou changed , chief of Lara ! if thou now dost advise to fly ! Retire thou to thy cave : thou art not Calmar's ghost ; he delighted in battle ...
Page 143
... battle , that'the days of old return on Fingal's mind , as he beholds the renown of his son . As the sun rejoices from the cloud , over the tree his beams have raised , whilst it shakes its lonely head on the heath , so joyful is the ...
... battle , that'the days of old return on Fingal's mind , as he beholds the renown of his son . As the sun rejoices from the cloud , over the tree his beams have raised , whilst it shakes its lonely head on the heath , so joyful is the ...
Page 144
... battle begins , the poet puts forth his strength to describe the exploits of the young hero ; who , at last encountering and killing with his own hand Foldath , the opposite general , at- tains the pinnacle of glory . In what follows ...
... battle begins , the poet puts forth his strength to describe the exploits of the young hero ; who , at last encountering and killing with his own hand Foldath , the opposite general , at- tains the pinnacle of glory . In what follows ...
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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