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 32
... throw a flower on my tomb , and mingle one tear with my dust ; this is my sole re . quest . This she can grant to my shade . " Wo . I would have spoken , but broken sighs issuing from 32 A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE . Preface.
... throw a flower on my tomb , and mingle one tear with my dust ; this is my sole re . quest . This she can grant to my shade . " Wo . I would have spoken , but broken sighs issuing from 32 A PRELIMINARY DISCOURSE . Preface.
Page 33
... tomb . Lay me by the fair Evir - allen . When the revolving years bring back the mild season of spring to our hills , sing the praise of Cona's bard , of Ossian , the friend of the distressed . The difference , in many material ...
... tomb . Lay me by the fair Evir - allen . When the revolving years bring back the mild season of spring to our hills , sing the praise of Cona's bard , of Ossian , the friend of the distressed . The difference , in many material ...
Page 136
... tombs of thy fathers . " On the next day , the greatest and the last of Fillan's life , the charge is committed to him of leading on the host to battle . Fingal's speech to his troops on this occasion is full of noble sentiment ; and ...
... tombs of thy fathers . " On the next day , the greatest and the last of Fillan's life , the charge is committed to him of leading on the host to battle . Fingal's speech to his troops on this occasion is full of noble sentiment ; and ...
Page 150
... tombs of two lovers , two lonely yews are mentioned to have sprung , " whose branches wished to meet on high . " This sympathy of the trees with the lovers , may be reckoned to border on an Italian conceit ; and it is somewhat curious ...
... tombs of two lovers , two lonely yews are mentioned to have sprung , " whose branches wished to meet on high . " This sympathy of the trees with the lovers , may be reckoned to border on an Italian conceit ; and it is somewhat curious ...
Page 178
... tomb open to Ossian , for his strength has failed . The sons of the song are gone to rest . My voice re- mains , like a blast , that roars lonely on the sea - rur . rounded rock , after the winds are laid . The dark moss whistles there ...
... tomb open to Ossian , for his strength has failed . The sons of the song are gone to rest . My voice re- mains , like a blast , that roars lonely on the sea - rur . rounded rock , after the winds are laid . The dark moss whistles there ...
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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