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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... light . When the storn darkeneth around the world , with fierce thunder , and piercing lightnings , thou lookest in thy beauty from the noise , smiling in the troubled sky ! To me is thy light in vain , as I can never see thy ...
... light . When the storn darkeneth around the world , with fierce thunder , and piercing lightnings , thou lookest in thy beauty from the noise , smiling in the troubled sky ! To me is thy light in vain , as I can never see thy ...
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... in my soul . I hear a powerful voice . It says , thy beam of glory , O bard ! for thou shalt soon depart . Soon shall the light of song be faded . Soon thy tuneful voice forgotten . " - " Yes , I obey 28 DISCOURSE . A PRELIMINAR.
... in my soul . I hear a powerful voice . It says , thy beam of glory , O bard ! for thou shalt soon depart . Soon shall the light of song be faded . Soon thy tuneful voice forgotten . " - " Yes , I obey 28 DISCOURSE . A PRELIMINAR.
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... light of my father's deeds blazes in my soul . Though young , I seek my beam of glory foremost in the ranks of foes . Warrior , I can fall , but I shall fall with renown . ' 66 " " Happy is thy father , O generous youth ! more happy the ...
... light of my father's deeds blazes in my soul . Though young , I seek my beam of glory foremost in the ranks of foes . Warrior , I can fall , but I shall fall with renown . ' 66 " " Happy is thy father , O generous youth ! more happy the ...
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... light of song beams at times on my mind . It solaces awhile my wo . Bards , prepare my tomb . Lay me by the fair Evir - allen . When the revolving years bring back the mild season of spring to our hills , sing the praise of Cona's bard ...
... light of song beams at times on my mind . It solaces awhile my wo . Bards , prepare my tomb . Lay me by the fair Evir - allen . When the revolving years bring back the mild season of spring to our hills , sing the praise of Cona's bard ...
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... light on the history of those times , he places in the ninth century . What faith , however , is to be put in the genuineness of the " Frag * If Mr. Laing should choose to take the trouble of passing them ' hrough his alembic , they may ...
... light on the history of those times , he places in the ninth century . What faith , however , is to be put in the genuineness of the " Frag * If Mr. Laing should choose to take the trouble of passing them ' hrough his alembic , they may ...
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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