The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 47
... fall at last into the hands of one of his enemies , by whom he was thrown into prison and condemned to be destroyed by serpents . In this situation he solaced himself with rehearsing all the exploits of his life . The poem is divided ...
... fall at last into the hands of one of his enemies , by whom he was thrown into prison and condemned to be destroyed by serpents . In this situation he solaced himself with rehearsing all the exploits of his life . The poem is divided ...
Page 48
... fall of a young hero . But , says our Gothic poet , " When Rogvaldus was slain , for him mourned all the hawks of heaven , " as lamenting a benefactor who had so li- berally supplied them with prey ; " for boldly , " as he adds , “ in ...
... fall of a young hero . But , says our Gothic poet , " When Rogvaldus was slain , for him mourned all the hawks of heaven , " as lamenting a benefactor who had so li- berally supplied them with prey ; " for boldly , " as he adds , “ in ...
Page 65
... fall into great distress , and beseech him to be reconciled to them . He refuses to fight for them in person , but sends his friend Patroclus ; and upon his being slain , goes forth to revenge his death , and kills Hector . The subject ...
... fall into great distress , and beseech him to be reconciled to them . He refuses to fight for them in person , but sends his friend Patroclus ; and upon his being slain , goes forth to revenge his death , and kills Hector . The subject ...
Page 74
... fall . Remove from the field of ghosts . Like the darkened moon he retired in the midst of the whistling blast . " Several other appearances of spirits might be pointed out , as among the most sublime passages of Ossian's poetry . The ...
... fall . Remove from the field of ghosts . Like the darkened moon he retired in the midst of the whistling blast . " Several other appearances of spirits might be pointed out , as among the most sublime passages of Ossian's poetry . The ...
Page 83
... fall of this noble young warrior , or , in Ossian's style , the extinction of this beam of heaven , could not be rendered too interesting and affecting . Our attention is naturally drawn towards Fingal . He beholds from his hill the ...
... fall of this noble young warrior , or , in Ossian's style , the extinction of this beam of heaven , could not be rendered too interesting and affecting . Our attention is naturally drawn towards Fingal . He beholds from his hill the ...
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