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 17
... mist on the sides of the rocks ; a blast from the north on the plain , a traveller in distress , and he slow . " The comparison may be made , by turning to the end of Mr. Macpherson's version of " Carthon , " bc- ginning " O thou that ...
... mist on the sides of the rocks ; a blast from the north on the plain , a traveller in distress , and he slow . " The comparison may be made , by turning to the end of Mr. Macpherson's version of " Carthon , " bc- ginning " O thou that ...
Page 126
... mist of Lano , that brings death to the people . His sword is a green meteor , half extinguished . His face is without form , and dark . He sighed thrice over the hero ; and thrice the winds of the night roared around . Many were his ...
... mist of Lano , that brings death to the people . His sword is a green meteor , half extinguished . His face is without form , and dark . He sighed thrice over the hero ; and thrice the winds of the night roared around . Many were his ...
Page 127
... mist flew on the wind . I could behold his tears . An aged man he seemed , and full of thought . " The ghosts of strangers mingle not with those of the natives . " She is seen : but not like the daughters of the hill . Her robes are ...
... mist flew on the wind . I could behold his tears . An aged man he seemed , and full of thought . " The ghosts of strangers mingle not with those of the natives . " She is seen : but not like the daughters of the hill . Her robes are ...
Page 142
... mist that shall form his robe when he appears on his hill ; " and all the natural objects around him seem to carry the presages of death . " The thistle shakes its beard to the wind . The flower hangs its heavy head ; it seems to say ...
... mist that shall form his robe when he appears on his hill ; " and all the natural objects around him seem to carry the presages of death . " The thistle shakes its beard to the wind . The flower hangs its heavy head ; it seems to say ...
Page 155
... mist , fire and smoke , trees and forests , hea and grass and flowers , rocks and mountains , music and songs , light and darkness , spirits and ghosts ; these form the circle within which Ossian's compari- sons generally run . Some ...
... mist , fire and smoke , trees and forests , hea and grass and flowers , rocks and mountains , music and songs , light and darkness , spirits and ghosts ; these form the circle within which Ossian's compari- sons generally run . Some ...
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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