Works of Ossian: Vol. IV.1783 |
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... night , and himself taken prifoner by Offian and Gaul the fon of Morni , This exploit of Gaul and Offian bears a near re- femblance to the beautiful epifode of Nifus and Euryalus in Virgil's ninth Æneid . The poen opens , with the first ...
... night , and himself taken prifoner by Offian and Gaul the fon of Morni , This exploit of Gaul and Offian bears a near re- femblance to the beautiful epifode of Nifus and Euryalus in Virgil's ninth Æneid . The poen opens , with the first ...
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... Night * ) Offian fpeaks . The contrast between the old and young heroes is firongly marked . The circum- ftance of the latter's drawing their fwords is well imagined , and agrees with the impatience of young foldiers , just entered upon ...
... Night * ) Offian fpeaks . The contrast between the old and young heroes is firongly marked . The circum- ftance of the latter's drawing their fwords is well imagined , and agrees with the impatience of young foldiers , just entered upon ...
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Vol. IV. Night came down on Morven . Fingal fat at the beam of the oak . Morni fat by his fide , with all his gray waving locks . Their discour- fe is of other times , and the actions of their fathers . Three bards , at times , touched ...
Vol. IV. Night came down on Morven . Fingal fat at the beam of the oak . Morni fat by his fide , with all his gray waving locks . Their discour- fe is of other times , and the actions of their fathers . Three bards , at times , touched ...
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... night is around ; that they may rife , with ftrength , to battle againft car borne Lathmon . I hear the found of his hoft , like thunder heard on a diftant heath . Offian ! and fair - hair- ed Gaul ! ye are fwift in the race . Obferve ...
... night is around ; that they may rife , with ftrength , to battle againft car borne Lathmon . I hear the found of his hoft , like thunder heard on a diftant heath . Offian ! and fair - hair- ed Gaul ! ye are fwift in the race . Obferve ...
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... night ; and came to the roar of a ftream , which bent its blue courfe round the foe , through trees that ecchoed to its noife ; we came to the bank of the ftreain , and faw the fleeping hoft . Their fires were decayed on the plain ; and ...
... night ; and came to the roar of a ftream , which bent its blue courfe round the foe , through trees that ecchoed to its noife ; we came to the bank of the ftreain , and faw the fleeping hoft . Their fires were decayed on the plain ; and ...
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Æneid arms arofe art thou bards battle beam behold Berrathon blaft boar bofom breaft Cathlin Cathmor chief clouds Comhal courfe Croma Crothar dark darkneſs daugh daughter death defart defcended diftant doft thou Duth dwells ecchoing epifode eyes faid failed fame father feaft fecret feeble feen fell fent fhall fhells fhield fhould fide figh filent Fingal fome fon of Morni fong foul fpear fpread ftars fteel fteps ftone ftood ftorm ftory ftranger ftream ftrength ftrife fword Gaul ghofts hall harp heard heroes hill himſelf hoft huna ifle king Larthmor Lathmon Lochlin locks Loda Lutha maid Malvina mift mighty moffy moon Morven night Nuäth Offian Oina Oithóna paffed poem race raifed raiſed reft renown rife roar rock rofe rolled rufh Ryno Scandinavia Selma Starno ſteps Swaran tears thee thofe thoſe Three bards thro Tofcar tomb Torcul Trenmor Uthal vale voice warriors waves winds youth