The Poems of Ossian: To which are Prefixed a Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of OssianCrosby, 1862 - 492 pages |
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Page 105
... Cromla , the storm of the sea of Malmor , or the reeds of the lake of Lego . A mode of expression which , while it is characteris- tical of ancient ages , is at the same time highly favora ble to descriptive poetry . For the same ...
... Cromla , the storm of the sea of Malmor , or the reeds of the lake of Lego . A mode of expression which , while it is characteris- tical of ancient ages , is at the same time highly favora ble to descriptive poetry . For the same ...
Page 125
... find his lone steps in the heath . I am light as the blast of Cromla ; and I move like the shadow of mist . Connal , son of Colgar ! I see the dark cloud • of death it hovers over the plains of Lena 11 * ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 125.
... find his lone steps in the heath . I am light as the blast of Cromla ; and I move like the shadow of mist . Connal , son of Colgar ! I see the dark cloud • of death it hovers over the plains of Lena 11 * ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 125.
Page 157
... Cromla , when it curls on the rock , and shines to the beam of the west . " " The song comes with its music to melt and please the car . It is like soft mist , that rising from the lake pours on the silent vale . The green flowers are ...
... Cromla , when it curls on the rock , and shines to the beam of the west . " " The song comes with its music to melt and please the car . It is like soft mist , that rising from the lake pours on the silent vale . The green flowers are ...
Page 162
... Cromla till the lightning bursts its side . The valley gleams with red light ; the spirits of the stem rejoice . So stood the silent king of Temora ; at length his words are heard . " Homer's comparison of Achilles to the Dog - Star ...
... Cromla till the lightning bursts its side . The valley gleams with red light ; the spirits of the stem rejoice . So stood the silent king of Temora ; at length his words are heard . " Homer's comparison of Achilles to the Dog - Star ...
Page 176
... Cromla ! ye souls of chiefs that are no more ' be ye the companions of Cuthullin , and talk to him in the cave of his sorrow . For never more shall I be re- nowned among the mighty in the land . I am like a beam that has shone : like a ...
... Cromla ! ye souls of chiefs that are no more ' be ye the companions of Cuthullin , and talk to him in the cave of his sorrow . For never more shall I be re- nowned among the mighty in the land . I am like a beam that has shone : like a ...
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