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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... race , is proverbial , to signify a man who has had the misfortune to survive his kindred ; and servants returning from a fair or wedding , were in use to de- scribe the beauty of young women they had seen there , by the words , Tha i ...
... race , is proverbial , to signify a man who has had the misfortune to survive his kindred ; and servants returning from a fair or wedding , were in use to de- scribe the beauty of young women they had seen there , by the words , Tha i ...
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... race of the brave . " The bard departed . We followed the steps of age , and soon arrived to Branno's halls . The hero came to meet us . Manly serenity adorn- ed his brow . His open front showed the kindness of his heart . " Welcome ...
... race of the brave . " The bard departed . We followed the steps of age , and soon arrived to Branno's halls . The hero came to meet us . Manly serenity adorn- ed his brow . His open front showed the kindness of his heart . " Welcome ...
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... race . His son , in Lulan's battle slain , beheld not his father's flight from his foes . Nor finished seemed the ancient line ! The splendid beauty of bright - eyed Fithon covered still the fallen king with renown . Her arm was white ...
... race . His son , in Lulan's battle slain , beheld not his father's flight from his foes . Nor finished seemed the ancient line ! The splendid beauty of bright - eyed Fithon covered still the fallen king with renown . Her arm was white ...
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... race . His warlike son Fell in the shock which overturn'd the throne . Nor desolate the house ! Fionia's charms Sustain'd the glory which they lost in arms . White was her arm as Sevo's .ofty snow , Her bosom fairer than the waves below ...
... race . His warlike son Fell in the shock which overturn'd the throne . Nor desolate the house ! Fionia's charms Sustain'd the glory which they lost in arms . White was her arm as Sevo's .ofty snow , Her bosom fairer than the waves below ...
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... race of men carried their notions of martial honor to an ex- travagant pitch . Any aid given their heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the actior to him who had ...
... race of men carried their notions of martial honor to an ex- travagant pitch . Any aid given their heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the actior to him who had ...
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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