The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... fame they now enjoy , while the great actions of other na- tions are involved in fables , or lost in obscurity . The Celtic na- tions afford a striking instance of this kind . They , though once the masters of Europe from the mouth of ...
... fame they now enjoy , while the great actions of other na- tions are involved in fables , or lost in obscurity . The Celtic na- tions afford a striking instance of this kind . They , though once the masters of Europe from the mouth of ...
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... fame of their enemies , as well as their own , to posterity . Britain was first peopled by them , according to the testimony of the best authors ; its situation in respect to Gaul makes the opinion probable ; but what puts it beyond all ...
... fame of their enemies , as well as their own , to posterity . Britain was first peopled by them , according to the testimony of the best authors ; its situation in respect to Gaul makes the opinion probable ; but what puts it beyond all ...
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... of martial honour to an extravagant pitch . Any aid given their heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who THE ERA OF OSSIAN . →
... of martial honour to an extravagant pitch . Any aid given their heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who THE ERA OF OSSIAN . →
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... fame . They attended him in the camp , and contributed to establish his power by their songs . His great actions were magnified , and the populace , who had no ability to examine into his character narrowly , were dazzled with his fame ...
... fame . They attended him in the camp , and contributed to establish his power by their songs . His great actions were magnified , and the populace , who had no ability to examine into his character narrowly , were dazzled with his fame ...
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... fame of Greece and Rome , we may consider antiquity beyond the pale of their empire worthy of some attention . The nobler passions of the mind never shoot forth more free and unrestrained than in the times we call bar- barous . That ...
... fame of Greece and Rome , we may consider antiquity beyond the pale of their empire worthy of some attention . The nobler passions of the mind never shoot forth more free and unrestrained than in the times we call bar- barous . That ...
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The Poems of Ossian James MacPherson,Hugh 1718-1800 Critical Dissert Blair No preview available - 2016 |
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arms arose art thou Atha Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood blue streams 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 fallen fame fathers feast feeble fell field Fillan Fingal fled Foldath friends Gaul ghosts gleaming grey grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heaven heroes hill king of Morven king of swords Lego lift light Lochlin maid midst mighty mist moon Morni mossy mournful Nathos night Oscar Ossian poem Poems of Ossian poet race raised rejoice renown rise roar rock rolled rose rushed Selma shield side sigh silent song sons soul sound spear Starno steel steps storm strangers stream Swaran sword tears Temora thee tomb trembling Trenmor Ullin Uthal vale voice warriors waves wind youth