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 65
... Swaran happened , which is the subject of the poem of Fingal . The family of Atha , who had not relin . quished thei . pretensions to the Irish throne , repelled in the minority of Cormac , defeated his adherents , and murdered him in ...
... Swaran happened , which is the subject of the poem of Fingal . The family of Atha , who had not relin . quished thei . pretensions to the Irish throne , repelled in the minority of Cormac , defeated his adherents , and murdered him in ...
Page 78
... Swaran . To illustrate this subject , I shall here ly before the reader the history of some of the Irish poema concerning Fion Mac Comnal . A translation of unese pieces , if well executed , might afford satisfaction , in a uncommon way ...
... Swaran . To illustrate this subject , I shall here ly before the reader the history of some of the Irish poema concerning Fion Mac Comnal . A translation of unese pieces , if well executed , might afford satisfaction , in a uncommon way ...
Page 82
... Swaran , the son of Starno . His single combats with , and his victory over , all the heroes of Ireland , excepting the " celebrated dog of Tara , " i . e . Cuthullin , afford matter for two hundred lines of tole- erable poetry ...
... Swaran , the son of Starno . His single combats with , and his victory over , all the heroes of Ireland , excepting the " celebrated dog of Tara , " i . e . Cuthullin , afford matter for two hundred lines of tole- erable poetry ...
Page 113
... Swaran ; an enterprise which has surely the full heroic dignity . All the incidents recorded bear a constant reference to one end ; no double plot is car- ried on ; but the parts unite into a regular whole ; and as the action is one and ...
... Swaran ; an enterprise which has surely the full heroic dignity . All the incidents recorded bear a constant reference to one end ; no double plot is car- ried on ; but the parts unite into a regular whole ; and as the action is one and ...
Page 114
... Swaran ; but hastening to the main action , he falls in exactly , by a most happy coincidence of thought . with the rule of Horace : Semper ad eventum festinat , et in medias res , Non secus ac notas , auditorem rapit- Nec gemino bellum ...
... Swaran ; but hastening to the main action , he falls in exactly , by a most happy coincidence of thought . with the rule of Horace : Semper ad eventum festinat , et in medias res , Non secus ac notas , auditorem rapit- Nec gemino bellum ...
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arms arose art thou Atha Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood blue streams breast Cairbar Calmar car-borne Carril Carthon Cathmor cave chief cloud Clutha Comala Cona Connal Cormac Cromla Cuthullin dark daughter death distant dost thou dwelling echoing Erin eyes fall fame fathers feast feeble fell field Fillan Fingal fled Foldath friends Gaul ghosts gleaming gray grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heaven heroes hill Iliad Ireland king of Morven king of swords Lego lift light Lochlin maid midst mighty mist moon Morni mossy mournful Nathos night Oscar Ossian poems poet poetry race raised renown rise roar rock rolled rose rushed Selma shield side sigh silent song sons soul sound spear Starno steel steps stood storm strangers stream Swaran sword tears Temora thee tomb Trenmor Ullin Uthal vale voice warriors waves wind youth