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 31
... blue eyes were bent on earth . Dignity flowed round her graceful steps . A shining tear fell glittering on her cheek ... stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half - unsheathed daggers gleamed . Many a ...
... blue eyes were bent on earth . Dignity flowed round her graceful steps . A shining tear fell glittering on her cheek ... stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half - unsheathed daggers gleamed . Many a ...
Page 152
... blue streams rejoice in the vale . The aged her comes forth on his staff ; and his gray hair glitters in the beam . " Never was there a finer group of objects . It raises a strong conception of the old man's joy and elation of heart ...
... blue streams rejoice in the vale . The aged her comes forth on his staff ; and his gray hair glitters in the beam . " Never was there a finer group of objects . It raises a strong conception of the old man's joy and elation of heart ...
Page 167
... blue trembling wave . But thou hast left us in darkness , first of the maids of Lutha ! -Soon hast thou set ... stream of his people : but they met a rock ; Fingal stood unmoved ; broken , they rolled back from his side . Nor did they ...
... blue trembling wave . But thou hast left us in darkness , first of the maids of Lutha ! -Soon hast thou set ... stream of his people : but they met a rock ; Fingal stood unmoved ; broken , they rolled back from his side . Nor did they ...
Page 192
... blue - shielded Torcul - torno ! By a rock , at Lulan's stream , I had pierced the bounding roe . My white hand gathered my hair from off the rushing winds . I heard a noise . Mine eyes were up . My soft breast rose on high . My step ...
... blue - shielded Torcul - torno ! By a rock , at Lulan's stream , I had pierced the bounding roe . My white hand gathered my hair from off the rushing winds . I heard a noise . Mine eyes were up . My soft breast rose on high . My step ...
Page 195
... streams came the tribes , to glassy Colglan - crona . Their chiefs were before them . Each strove to lead the war ... blue - shielded He led wide - skirted battle , and Around him the dark - browed warriors came they struck the shield of ...
... streams came the tribes , to glassy Colglan - crona . Their chiefs were before them . Each strove to lead the war ... blue - shielded He led wide - skirted battle , and Around him the dark - browed warriors came they struck the shield of ...
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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