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... she pleased of her heroes . It is to this vanity that we owe the prefervation of what remains of the works of Offian . " His poetical merit made his heroes famous in a country , where heroifin was much esteemed and admired . The ...
... she pleased of her heroes . It is to this vanity that we owe the prefervation of what remains of the works of Offian . " His poetical merit made his heroes famous in a country , where heroifin was much esteemed and admired . The ...
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... She will raifer my tomb ; and the hunter fhall fee it and praise me . But draw the fword from my breaft ; Morna , the fteel is cold . She the dark man . [ 2 ] She alludes to his name [ 3 ] Moina , foft in temper and perfon . 4 . She ...
... She will raifer my tomb ; and the hunter fhall fee it and praise me . But draw the fword from my breaft ; Morna , the fteel is cold . She the dark man . [ 2 ] She alludes to his name [ 3 ] Moina , foft in temper and perfon . 4 . She ...
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Vol. I. James Macpherson. 4 . She came , in all her tears , fhe came , and drew it from his breaft . He pierced her white fide with steel ; and fpread her fair locks on the ground . Her burfting blood founds from her fide : and her white ...
Vol. I. James Macpherson. 4 . She came , in all her tears , fhe came , and drew it from his breaft . He pierced her white fide with steel ; and fpread her fair locks on the ground . Her burfting blood founds from her fide : and her white ...
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... She fung of the actions of Grudar , the youth of her fecret foul . She mourned him in the field of blood ; but ftill fhe hoped for his return . Her white bofom is feen from her robe , as the moon from the clouds of night . Her voice was ...
... She fung of the actions of Grudar , the youth of her fecret foul . She mourned him in the field of blood ; but ftill fhe hoped for his return . Her white bofom is feen from her robe , as the moon from the clouds of night . Her voice was ...
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... She found her youth in all his blood ; fhe died on Cromla's heath . Here refts their duft , Cuchullin ; and thefe two la- nely , yews , fprung from their tombs , with to meet on high . Fair was Braffolis on the plain , and Grudar on the ...
... She found her youth in all his blood ; fhe died on Cromla's heath . Here refts their duft , Cuchullin ; and thefe two la- nely , yews , fprung from their tombs , with to meet on high . Fair was Braffolis on the plain , and Grudar on the ...
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againſt ancient arms bards battle beam blaft breaft Cairbar Calmar Carril cave chace chief clouds compofitions Cona Connal Cromla Crugal Cuchullin dark daugh daughter death defart Druids Duchomar ecchoing Engliſh Erin faid fame feaft feen fhall fhells fhew fhield fhips fhould fide figh fight filent Fillan Fingal fnow fome fon of Semo fong foul fpear friends fteel ftill ftones ftood ftorm ftream ftrength ftrong fubject fuch fword Gaelic Gaelic language Gaul ghofts hand heath heroes Highlands hill himſelf ifle Innisfail Ireland Iriſh king of Morven Lamderg language Lena Lochlin Macpherſon maid manufcripts mift mighty Morna moſt night noife Ofcar Offian paffage perfon poems publiſhed racter raife raiſe reft rife roaring rock Ryno Scotland SHAW contra SHAW Shaw's Analyfis Shaw's Inquiry Starno Swaran Temora thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand Torman translation Trenmor Ullin uſed voice waves wind youth