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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... as an attempt formerly made to prove the Eneid Earse , from " Arma umque cano , " and " Airm's am fear canam , " having the same meaning , and nearly the same sound . ? It is true , however , if we were fully A PRELIMINARY DIscourse . 21.
... as an attempt formerly made to prove the Eneid Earse , from " Arma umque cano , " and " Airm's am fear canam , " having the same meaning , and nearly the same sound . ? It is true , however , if we were fully A PRELIMINARY DIscourse . 21.
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... sounds , for my heart , like a stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half - unsheathed daggers gleamed . Many a voice was heard abrupt ... sound summoned us to the doubt . A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE . 31.
... sounds , for my heart , like a stream , flowed gently away in song . Murmurs soon broke upon our joy . Half - unsheathed daggers gleamed . Many a voice was heard abrupt ... sound summoned us to the doubt . A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE . 31.
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... sound summoned us to the doubt . ful strife of spears . Lothmar , fierce hunter of the woody Galmal , first opposed his might . He vainly insulted my youth , but my sword cleft his brazen shield , and cut his ashen lance in twain ...
... sound summoned us to the doubt . ful strife of spears . Lothmar , fierce hunter of the woody Galmal , first opposed his might . He vainly insulted my youth , but my sword cleft his brazen shield , and cut his ashen lance in twain ...
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... sound instruction , but would find very few readers . There cannot be the least doubt that the first object which strikes an epic poet , which fires his genius , and gives him any idea of his work , is the action or subject he is to ...
... sound instruction , but would find very few readers . There cannot be the least doubt that the first object which strikes an epic poet , which fires his genius , and gives him any idea of his work , is the action or subject he is to ...
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... sound of death is heard on the strings of Ossian's harp : all perfectly consonant , not only to the peculiar ideas of northern nations , but to the general current of a superstitious imagination in all countries . The description of ...
... sound of death is heard on the strings of Ossian's harp : all perfectly consonant , not only to the peculiar ideas of northern nations , but to the general current of a superstitious imagination in all countries . The description of ...
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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