 | 1765 - 520 pages
...fat upon the beam; he that htely fell by '* the hand of Swaran, ftriving in the battle of he" roes. His face is like the beam of the fetting " moon. His...two decaying flames. Dark •" is the wound of his breaft. The ftars dim*' twinkled through his form ; and his voice was like " thefoundof a diltant ftream."... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...like the beam of the " letting moon. His robes are of the clouds of the ON ITHE POEMS or OSSIAN. 351 " the hill. His eyes are like two decaying " flames. Dark is the wound of his breaft. — " The fiars dim-twinkled through his form ; " and his voice was like the found of a diftant... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...to add more horror to the defer iption of Crugal's ghoft by the lonelinefs of the place. R 3 moon. moon. His robes are of the clouds of the hill. His eyes are two decaying flames ! Dark is the i/roufld of his breaft ! " Crugal," faid the mighty Connal, fon of... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1779 - 250 pages
...ftreatn of fire coming down from the hill. Cnjgal fat upon the beam , a chief that lately fell. He fell by the hand of Swaran , ftriving in the battle...like two decaying flames. Dark is the wound of his breaft. Crugal , faid the mighty Connal , fdn of Dedgal famed on the hill of deer ! Why (a pale and... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1783 - 282 pages
...Crugal fat upon the beam ; he that lately » fell by the rnnd of Swaran, ftriving in the bat» tie of heroes. His face is like the beam of the » fetting...decaying flames. » Dark is the wound of his breaft.-The flats « dim-twinkled through his form ; and his voice » was like the found of a diftant ftream ,j.... | |
 | 1785 - 456 pages
...only his face more pale and fad ; and that he bore the mark of the wound by which he fell. But Offian fets before our eyes a fpirit from the, invifible...like two decaying " flames. Dark is the wound of his bread.— " The ftars dim-twinkled through his form; " and his voice was like the found of a diftant... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 344 pages
...Swa" ran, ftriving in the battle of heroes. His face " is like the beam of the fetting moon. Hi» « c robes are of the clouds of the hill. His eyes " are...his form ; and his voice was like the " found of a diftant ftream." The circumftance of the fears being beheld, " dim-twinkling " through his form," is... | |
 | James Macpherson - 1801 - 348 pages
...down "from the hill. Crugal fat upon the "beam ; he that lately fell by the hand "of Swaran, firiving in the battle of "heroes. His face is like the beam...hill. His eyes are like "two decaying flames. Dark is th« "wound of his brea.fi. — The liar,, dinon the POEMS of OSSIAN. 13.3 ••twinkled through his... | |
 | Ossian - 1801 - 364 pages
...Crugal fat upon the "beam ; he that lately fell by the hand •'of Swaran, ftriving in the battle ^>f "heroes. His face is like the beam of "the fetting..."clouds of the hill. His eyes are like "two decaying ftames. Dark is the "wound of his brealt. — The itars dimoft the POEMS of OSSIAN. 183 "twinkled through... | |
 | Ossian - 1801 - 344 pages
...by the hand of Swaran, ftriving iq. the battle of heroes. His face is like the beam of the letting moon. His robes are of the clouds of the hill. His eyes are two decaying flames. Dark is the wound of his breaft! "Crugal," laid the mighty Connal, fon of Dedgal... | |
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A dark red stream of fire comes down from the hill. Crugal sat upon the beam : he that lately fell by the hand of Swaran striving in the battle of heroes. His face is like the beam of the setting moon : his robes are of the clouds of the hill : his eyes... 
