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Page 43
... waves of the main . Dark .. ly sat the gray - haired chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved against his side . forth flew his sword from its place : he wounded Harold ...
... waves of the main . Dark .. ly sat the gray - haired chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved against his side . forth flew his sword from its place : he wounded Harold ...
Page 44
... White was her arm , as Sevo's lofty snow , Her bosom fairer than the waves below When heaving to the winds . eyes Her radiant Like two bright stars , exulting as they rise , O'er the dark tumult of a stormy night , And 44 PREFACE .
... White was her arm , as Sevo's lofty snow , Her bosom fairer than the waves below When heaving to the winds . eyes Her radiant Like two bright stars , exulting as they rise , O'er the dark tumult of a stormy night , And 44 PREFACE .
Page 86
... waves ! ' The testimony of this bard is sufficient to con- fute the idle fictions of Keating and O'Flaher- ty , for , though he is far from being ancient , it is probable he flourished a full century before these historians . He appears ...
... waves ! ' The testimony of this bard is sufficient to con- fute the idle fictions of Keating and O'Flaher- ty , for , though he is far from being ancient , it is probable he flourished a full century before these historians . He appears ...
Page 100
... waves ; after we had spread a repast for the beasts of prey throughout the Scottish bays . But this makes me always rejoice , that in the halls of our father Balder [ or Odin ] I know there are seats prepared , where , in a short time ...
... waves ; after we had spread a repast for the beasts of prey throughout the Scottish bays . But this makes me always rejoice , that in the halls of our father Balder [ or Odin ] I know there are seats prepared , where , in a short time ...
Page 124
... waves with songs ; and rushed with joy through the foam of the ocean . ' So much for the unity and general conduct of the epic action in Fingal . With regard to that property of the subject which Aristotle requires , that it should be ...
... waves with songs ; and rushed with joy through the foam of the ocean . ' So much for the unity and general conduct of the epic action in Fingal . With regard to that property of the subject which Aristotle requires , that it should be ...
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