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 71
... dwellings , were the habitations of their relations and dependarts . The seats of the Highland chiefs were neither disa- greeable nor inconvenient . Surrounded with moun- tains and hanging woods , they were covered from the inclemency ...
... dwellings , were the habitations of their relations and dependarts . The seats of the Highland chiefs were neither disa- greeable nor inconvenient . Surrounded with moun- tains and hanging woods , they were covered from the inclemency ...
Page 101
... dwelling of winds . " After death , they expected to follow employments of the same nature with those which had amused them on earth ; to fly with their friends on clouds , to pursue airy deer 9 * ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 101.
... dwelling of winds . " After death , they expected to follow employments of the same nature with those which had amused them on earth ; to fly with their friends on clouds , to pursue airy deer 9 * ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 101.
Page 145
... dwelling of Moina ; silence is in the house of her fathers . " Nothing also can be more natural and lively than the manner in which Carthon afterward describes how the conflagration of his city affected him when a child : " Have I not ...
... dwelling of Moina ; silence is in the house of her fathers . " Nothing also can be more natural and lively than the manner in which Carthon afterward describes how the conflagration of his city affected him when a child : " Have I not ...
Page 158
... dwelling is in the cave ; and it sends forth the dart of death . " This is a simile highly finished But there is another which is still more striking , found- ed also on mist , in the fourth book of Temora . factious chiefs are ...
... dwelling is in the cave ; and it sends forth the dart of death . " This is a simile highly finished But there is another which is still more striking , found- ed also on mist , in the fourth book of Temora . factious chiefs are ...
Page 191
... dwelling in her soul . " Torcal - torno , of aged locks , " she said , " where now are thy steps , by Lulan ? Thou hast failed at thine own dark streams , father of Conban - cargla ! But I behold thee , chief of Lulan , sporting by ...
... dwelling in her soul . " Torcal - torno , of aged locks , " she said , " where now are thy steps , by Lulan ? Thou hast failed at thine own dark streams , father of Conban - cargla ! But I behold thee , chief of Lulan , sporting by ...
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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