Works of Ossian: Vol. I.Fleischer, 1783 |
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... steel . - They came like ftreams from the mountains ; each rufhed roaring from his hill . Bright are the chiefs of battle in the armour of their fathers . Gloomy and dark their heroes followed , like the gathering of the rainy clouds ...
... steel . - They came like ftreams from the mountains ; each rufhed roaring from his hill . Bright are the chiefs of battle in the armour of their fathers . Gloomy and dark their heroes followed , like the gathering of the rainy clouds ...
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... steel ; and fpread her fair locks on the ground . Her burfting blood founds from her fide : and her white arm is stained with red . Rolling in death fhe lay , and Tura's cave anfwered to her groans . Peace , faid Cuchullin , to the ...
... steel ; and fpread her fair locks on the ground . Her burfting blood founds from her fide : and her white arm is stained with red . Rolling in death fhe lay , and Tura's cave anfwered to her groans . Peace , faid Cuchullin , to the ...
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... steel , clanging , founded on fteel , helmets are cleft on high . Blood burfts and fimoaks around . Strings twang on the polifhed yews . rufh along the fky . Spears fall like the circles of light , that gild the ftormy face of night ...
... steel , clanging , founded on fteel , helmets are cleft on high . Blood burfts and fimoaks around . Strings twang on the polifhed yews . rufh along the fky . Spears fall like the circles of light , that gild the ftormy face of night ...
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... steel . Side by fide the heroes fought , and the ftrangers of Ocean fled . Whofe name was fairer on the hill , than the name of Cairbar and Grudar ! But ah ! why ever lowed the ' bull on Golbun's ecchoing heath ? They faw him leaping ...
... steel . Side by fide the heroes fought , and the ftrangers of Ocean fled . Whofe name was fairer on the hill , than the name of Cairbar and Grudar ! But ah ! why ever lowed the ' bull on Golbun's ecchoing heath ? They faw him leaping ...
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... steel ; my fathers never feared . Cormar ftrophe to this fpirit is accompanied with a doubt ; fo that it is not eafy to determine , whether the hero meant a fuperior being , or the ghofts of deceased wariors , who were fuppofed in thofe ...
... steel ; my fathers never feared . Cormar ftrophe to this fpirit is accompanied with a doubt ; fo that it is not eafy to determine , whether the hero meant a fuperior being , or the ghofts of deceased wariors , who were fuppofed in thofe ...
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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