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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... mighty ! whence is thy brightness without frown , thy light that is lasting , O sun ? 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 ...
... mighty ! whence is thy brightness without frown , thy light that is lasting , O sun ? 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 ...
Page 28
... mighty blaze is kindled " Seize 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 ...
... mighty blaze is kindled " Seize 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 ...
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... mighty Fingal , then were my happiness complete ! " " I am , I am the son of thy friend , " I replied , " Os . sian , the son of Fingal ; " then sunk upon his aged breast . Our flowing tears mingled together . We re- mained long clasped ...
... mighty Fingal , then were my happiness complete ! " " I am , I am the son of thy friend , " I replied , " Os . sian , the son of Fingal ; " then sunk upon his aged breast . Our flowing tears mingled together . We re- mained long clasped ...
Page 95
... mighty Odin , no brave man laments death . I come not with the voice of despair to Odin's hall . How eagerly would all the sons of Aslauga now rush to war , did they know the distress of their father , whom a mul- itude of venomous ...
... mighty Odin , no brave man laments death . I come not with the voice of despair to Odin's hall . How eagerly would all the sons of Aslauga now rush to war , did they know the distress of their father , whom a mul- itude of venomous ...
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... . He is the universal protector of the dis- tressed ; " None ever went sad from Fingal . " — " O , Oscar ! bend the strong in arms ; but spare the feeble hand . Be thou a stream of mighty tides against 120 CRITICAL DISSERTATION.
... . He is the universal protector of the dis- tressed ; " None ever went sad from Fingal . " — " O , Oscar ! bend the strong in arms ; but spare the feeble hand . Be thou a stream of mighty tides against 120 CRITICAL DISSERTATION.
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