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... heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who had given that aid . Had Offian brought down gods , as often as Hoiner has done , to asfift his heroes ...
... heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who had given that aid . Had Offian brought down gods , as often as Hoiner has done , to asfift his heroes ...
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... heroes . This cuftom alone , even though the religion of the Druids had not been previously exftin guished , may , in fome measure , account for Offian's filence concerning the religion of his own times , To say , that a nation is void ...
... heroes . This cuftom alone , even though the religion of the Druids had not been previously exftin guished , may , in fome measure , account for Offian's filence concerning the religion of his own times , To say , that a nation is void ...
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... 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 pofterity of thefe heroes ...
... 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 pofterity of thefe heroes ...
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... heroes , were preserved in the fame manner . All the hiftorical monuments of the old Germans were comprehended in their ancient fongs ( * ) ; which were either hymns to their gods , or elegies in praise of their heroes , and were ...
... heroes , were preserved in the fame manner . All the hiftorical monuments of the old Germans were comprehended in their ancient fongs ( * ) ; which were either hymns to their gods , or elegies in praise of their heroes , and were ...
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... heroes as men , at other times as giants ; " fometimes probable , and often marvellous ; no- " ne of which can bear a translation : " P. 49 .. After fuch a description of the ancient poe- try of the Highlands , one would imagine , that ...
... heroes as men , at other times as giants ; " fometimes probable , and often marvellous ; no- " ne of which can bear a translation : " P. 49 .. After fuch a description of the ancient poe- try of the Highlands , one would imagine , that ...
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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