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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... Thou comest forth in thy powerful beauty , and the stars hide their course ; the moon , without strength , goes from the sky , hiding herself under a wave in the west . Thou art in thy journey alone ; who is so bold as to come nigh thee ...
... Thou comest forth in thy powerful beauty , and the stars hide their course ; the moon , without strength , goes from the sky , hiding herself under a wave in the west . Thou art in thy journey alone ; who is so bold as to come nigh thee ...
Page 32
... Thou alone deservest the maid , for pity reigns in thy soul , and thou art generous and brave . Tell her , I forgive her scorn . Tell her , I descend with joy into the grave ; but raise the stone of my praise . Let the maid throw a ...
... Thou alone deservest the maid , for pity reigns in thy soul , and thou art generous and brave . Tell her , I forgive her scorn . Tell her , I descend with joy into the grave ; but raise the stone of my praise . Let the maid throw a ...
Page 128
... thou frighten me , O Matha's son ! from the battles of Cormac ? Thy hand was not feeble in war ; neither was thy voice for peace . How art thou changed , chief of Lara ! if thou now dost advise to fly ! Retire thou to thy cave : thou art ...
... thou frighten me , O Matha's son ! from the battles of Cormac ? Thy hand was not feeble in war ; neither was thy voice for peace . How art thou changed , chief of Lara ! if thou now dost advise to fly ! Retire thou to thy cave : thou art ...
Page 167
... Thou art to me the beam of the east , rising in a land unknown . " . " In peace , thou art the gale of spring ; in war , the mountain storm . " — " Pleasant be thy rest , O lovely beam ! soon hast thou set on our hills ! The steps of ...
... Thou art to me the beam of the east , rising in a land unknown . " . " In peace , thou art the gale of spring ; in war , the mountain storm . " — " Pleasant be thy rest , O lovely beam ! soon hast thou set on our hills ! The steps of ...
Page 170
... thou retire from thy course when the darkness of thy countenance grows ? Hast thou thy hall like Ossian ? Dwellest ... art thou come to this ? Couldst thou leave nothing ? Didst thou give them all ? Kent . He hata no daughters , sir ...
... thou retire from thy course when the darkness of thy countenance grows ? Hast thou thy hall like Ossian ? Dwellest ... art thou come to this ? Couldst thou leave nothing ? Didst thou give them all ? Kent . He hata no daughters , sir ...
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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