The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 54
... feast of shells . " The great object pursued by heroic spirits , was " to receive their fame ; " that is , to become worthy of being cele- brated in the songs of bards , and " to have their names on the four grey stones . " To die ...
... feast of shells . " The great object pursued by heroic spirits , was " to receive their fame ; " that is , to become worthy of being cele- brated in the songs of bards , and " to have their names on the four grey stones . " To die ...
Page 55
... feasts , the heroes prepared their own repast ; they sat round the light of the burning oak ; the wind lifted their locks , and whistled through their open halls . Whatever was beyond the necessaries of life was known to them only as ...
... feasts , the heroes prepared their own repast ; they sat round the light of the burning oak ; the wind lifted their locks , and whistled through their open halls . Whatever was beyond the necessaries of life was known to them only as ...
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... feast , kindles a war . Women are often carried away by force ; and the whole tribe , as in the Homeric times , rise to avenge the wrong . The heroes show refinement of sentiment indeed on several occasions , but none of manners . They ...
... feast , kindles a war . Women are often carried away by force ; and the whole tribe , as in the Homeric times , rise to avenge the wrong . The heroes show refinement of sentiment indeed on several occasions , but none of manners . They ...
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... feasts , the savage American tribes have been noted by all travellers for their gravity and taciturnity . Somewhat of this taciturnity may be also remarked in Ossian . On all occasions he is frugal of his words ; and never gives you ...
... feasts , the savage American tribes have been noted by all travellers for their gravity and taciturnity . Somewhat of this taciturnity may be also remarked in Ossian . On all occasions he is frugal of his words ; and never gives you ...
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... feast on the foes of Annir . " Dismissing now the separate consideration of any of our author's works , I proceed to make some observations on his man- . ner of writing , under the general heads of Description , Imagery , and Sentiment ...
... feast on the foes of Annir . " Dismissing now the separate consideration of any of our author's works , I proceed to make some observations on his man- . ner of writing , under the general heads of Description , Imagery , and Sentiment ...
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