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Page 107
... ghosts in another state . They wander in thick mists beside the reedy lake ; but never shall they rise , without the song , to the dwelling of winds . ' After death , they ex- pected to follow employments of the same na- ture with those ...
... ghosts in another state . They wander in thick mists beside the reedy lake ; but never shall they rise , without the song , to the dwelling of winds . ' After death , they ex- pected to follow employments of the same na- ture with those ...
Page 130
... ghosts and spirits : it is likely he believ- ed them himself ; and he introduced them , be- cause they gave his poems that solemn and mar- vellous cast , which suited his genius . This was the only machinery he could employ with pro ...
... ghosts and spirits : it is likely he believ- ed them himself ; and he introduced them , be- cause they gave his poems that solemn and mar- vellous cast , which suited his genius . This was the only machinery he could employ with pro ...
Page 131
... ghosts of departed heroes frequent the fields of their for- mer fame . They rest together in their caves , and talk ... ghosts were of the same nature , we can- not but observe , that Ossian's ghosts are drawn with much stronger and ...
... ghosts of departed heroes frequent the fields of their for- mer fame . They rest together in their caves , and talk ... ghosts were of the same nature , we can- not but observe , that Ossian's ghosts are drawn with much stronger and ...
Page 132
... ghost , in particular , in the beginning of the second book of Fingal , may vie with any ap- pearance of this kind , described by any epic or tra- gic poet whatever . Most poets would have contented themselves with telling us , that he ...
... ghost , in particular , in the beginning of the second book of Fingal , may vie with any ap- pearance of this kind , described by any epic or tra- gic poet whatever . Most poets would have contented themselves with telling us , that he ...
Page 133
James Macpherson. voice , like the gale of the reedy Lego . - My ghost , O Connal ! is on my native hills : but my ... ghosts . - Like the darkened moon , he retired in the mist of the whistling blast . ' Several other appearances of ...
James Macpherson. voice , like the gale of the reedy Lego . - My ghost , O Connal ! is on my native hills : but my ... ghosts . - Like the darkened moon , he retired in the mist of the whistling blast . ' Several other appearances of ...
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