Works of Ossian: Vol. I.Fleischer, 1783 |
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Page 41
... spear . There was inuch of enchantment , " fairies , goblins , incantation , rhymes , and the " fecond - fight : " P. 57. " Sometimes representing " the heroes as men , at other times as giants ; " fometimes probable , and often ...
... spear . There was inuch of enchantment , " fairies , goblins , incantation , rhymes , and the " fecond - fight : " P. 57. " Sometimes representing " the heroes as men , at other times as giants ; " fometimes probable , and often ...
Page 68
... Spears , darts , hearts , harts , " quivers , bows , arrows , helmets , fteel , ftreams , " torrents , noble deeds , other times , bards , chiefs , " storms , fongs , & c . and produced a little poem , " which reads pretty fmoothly ...
... Spears , darts , hearts , harts , " quivers , bows , arrows , helmets , fteel , ftreams , " torrents , noble deeds , other times , bards , chiefs , " storms , fongs , & c . and produced a little poem , " which reads pretty fmoothly ...
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... Spears fall like the circles of light , that gild the ftormy face of night . - Darts As the troubled noise of the ocean , when roll the waves on high ; as the last peal of the thunder of heaven , fuch is the noise of battle . Though ...
... Spears fall like the circles of light , that gild the ftormy face of night . - Darts As the troubled noise of the ocean , when roll the waves on high ; as the last peal of the thunder of heaven , fuch is the noise of battle . Though ...
Page 42
... spear and bend the bow ; rush on the foe in darkness , as the fpirits of stormy nights . Then dismal , roaring , fierce , and deep the gloom of battle rolled along ; as mift [ 6 ] that is poured on the valley , when storms in- vade the ...
... spear and bend the bow ; rush on the foe in darkness , as the fpirits of stormy nights . Then dismal , roaring , fierce , and deep the gloom of battle rolled along ; as mift [ 6 ] that is poured on the valley , when storms in- vade the ...
Page 75
... spears . I faw the tears upon her cheek . I pitied Craca's fair . - Now , like a dreadful wave afar , appeared the fhip of ftormy Borbar . His mafts high- bended over the fea behind their fheets of fnow . White roll the waters on either ...
... spears . I faw the tears upon her cheek . I pitied Craca's fair . - Now , like a dreadful wave afar , appeared the fhip of ftormy Borbar . His mafts high- bended over the fea behind their fheets of fnow . White roll the waters on either ...
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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