Helmets are cleft on high ; blood bursts, and smokes around. As the troubled noise of the ocean when roll the waves on high ; as the last peal of the thunder of heaven ; such is the noise of battle. The Poems of Ossian - Page 1651810Full view - About this book
| Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...Darts rosh along the sky. Spears fall like the circles of light that gild the stormy face of night. As the troubled noise of the ocean when roll the waves...the thunder of heaven, such is the noise of battle. Though Cormac's hundred bards were there to give the war to sorg ; feeble were the voices of an hundred... | |
| Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...sky. Spears fall like the circles of light, which gild the face of night. As the noise of the troubled ocean, when roll the waves on high. As the last peal of thunder in heaven 5°, such is the din of war ! Though Cormac's hundred bards were 49 Blood bursts... | |
| Ossian - 1806 - 366 pages
...clanging, sounded on steel. " Helmets are cleft on high ; blood bursts and smoaks " around. — As the. troubled noise of the ocean, when roll " the...heaven, such is the noise of battle." — " As roll a thou" sand waves to the rock, so Swaran's host came on ; as " meets a rock a thousand waves, so Inisfail... | |
| Ossian - 1806 - 364 pages
...sky. Spears fall like the circles of light, which gild the face of night. As the noise of the troubled ocean, when roll the waves on high. As the last peal of thunder in heaven, such is the din of war ! Though Cormac's hundred bards were there, to give the fight... | |
| Sir John Sinclair - Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1806 - 254 pages
...polished yew ; Darts rushed along the sky ; 425 MACPHERSON'S TRANSLATION. As the noise of the troubled ocean, When roll the waves on high. As the last peal of thunder in heaven, Such is the din of war ! 430 Though Cormac's hundred hards were there, To give the... | |
| Hugh Blair - English language - 1807 - 406 pages
...Steel clanging sounded on " steel. Helmets are cleft on high : blood bursts, and smokes " around. As the troubled noise of the ocean when roll the "•...of the thunder of heaven ; " such is the noise of batde. The groan of the people spread *' over the hills. It was like the thunder of night, when 4'... | |
| 1807 - 536 pages
...425 Spears fell in splinters on every side. MACPHERSON'S TRANSLATION. As the noise of the troubled ocean, When roll the waves on high. As the last peal of thunder in heaven, Such is the din of war ! 430 Though Cormac's hundred hards were there, To give the... | |
| Ossian - 1807 - 546 pages
...425 Spears fell in splinters on every side. MACPHERSON'S TRANSLATION. As the noise of the troubled ocean, When roll the waves on high. As the last peal of thunder in heaven, Such is the din of war ! 430 Though Cormac's hundred bards were there, To give the... | |
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