The Poems of Ossian: To which are Prefixed a Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of OssianCrosby, 1862 - 492 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 40
... storms , the troubled torrents pour down his sides . Joining , as they roar along , they bear the Torno , in foam , to the main . Gray on the bank , and far from men , half - covered , by ancient pines , from the wind , a lonely pile ...
... storms , the troubled torrents pour down his sides . Joining , as they roar along , they bear the Torno , in foam , to the main . Gray on the bank , and far from men , half - covered , by ancient pines , from the wind , a lonely pile ...
Page 42
... storm . To this , fierce Sigurd fled from Norway's lord , When fortune settled on the warrior's sword , In that rude field , where Suecia's chiefs were slain , Or forc'd to wander o'er the Bothnic main . Dark was his life , yet ...
... storm . To this , fierce Sigurd fled from Norway's lord , When fortune settled on the warrior's sword , In that rude field , where Suecia's chiefs were slain , Or forc'd to wander o'er the Bothnic main . Dark was his life , yet ...
Page 94
... storm of swords he stands always ready to oppose it ? He only regrets this life who hath never known dis- tress . The timorous man allures the devouring eagle to the field of battle . The coward , wherever he 94 CRITICAL DISSERTATION.
... storm of swords he stands always ready to oppose it ? He only regrets this life who hath never known dis- tress . The timorous man allures the devouring eagle to the field of battle . The coward , wherever he 94 CRITICAL DISSERTATION.
Page 105
... storm of the sea of Malmor , or the reeds of the lake of Lego . A mode of expression which , while it is characteris- tical of ancient ages , is at the same time highly favora ble to descriptive poetry . For the same reasons , per ...
... storm of the sea of Malmor , or the reeds of the lake of Lego . A mode of expression which , while it is characteris- tical of ancient ages , is at the same time highly favora ble to descriptive poetry . For the same reasons , per ...
Page 129
... storms , and pour them on the land of the stranger ; to overturn forests , and to send death among the people . We have prodigies too ; a shower of blood ; and when some disaster is befalling at a distance , the sound of death is heard ...
... storms , and pour them on the land of the stranger ; to overturn forests , and to send death among the people . We have prodigies too ; a shower of blood ; and when some disaster is befalling at a distance , the sound of death is heard ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
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