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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... hill ; so that Caeldon , or Caledonians , is as much as to say , the " Celts of the hill country . ' " " The Highlanders , to this day , call themselves Cael , and their language Caelic , or Galic , and their country Caeldock , which ...
... hill ; so that Caeldon , or Caledonians , is as much as to say , the " Celts of the hill country . ' " " The Highlanders , to this day , call themselves Cael , and their language Caelic , or Galic , and their country Caeldock , which ...
Page 105
... hill of 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 ...
... hill of 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 ...
Page 125
... hill . His eyes are like two decaying flames . Dark is the wound of his breast . - The stars dim twinkled through ... hills ; but my corse is on the sands of Ulla . Thou shalt never talk with Crugal , or find his lone steps in the heath ...
... hill . His eyes are like two decaying flames . Dark is the wound of his breast . - The stars dim twinkled through ... hills ; but my corse is on the sands of Ulla . Thou shalt never talk with Crugal , or find his lone steps in the heath ...
Page 126
... hill . The meteors of night set on the heath before him . A distant tor- rent faintly roars . Unfrequent blasts rush through aged oaks . The half - enlightened moon sinks dim and red behind her hill . Feeble voices are heard on the ...
... hill . The meteors of night set on the heath before him . A distant tor- rent faintly roars . Unfrequent blasts rush through aged oaks . The half - enlightened moon sinks dim and red behind her hill . Feeble voices are heard on the ...
Page 129
... hill . These are gentle spirits : descending on sunbeams , fair mov . ing on the plain ; their forms white and bright ; their voices sweet ; and their visits to men propitious . The greatest praise that can be given to the beauty of a ...
... hill . These are gentle spirits : descending on sunbeams , fair mov . ing on the plain ; their forms white and bright ; their voices sweet ; and their visits to men propitious . The greatest praise that can be given to the beauty of a ...
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