The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 94
... grief " is one of Ossian's remarkable expressions , several times repeated . If any one shall think that it needs to be justified by a precedent , he may find it twice used by Homer : in the Iliad , when Achilles is visited by the ghost ...
... grief " is one of Ossian's remarkable expressions , several times repeated . If any one shall think that it needs to be justified by a precedent , he may find it twice used by Homer : in the Iliad , when Achilles is visited by the ghost ...
Page 95
... grief ! It is like the shower of spring , when it softens the branch of the oak ; and the young leaf lifts its green head . Sing on , O bards ! To - morrow we lift the sail . " Personal epithets have been much used by all the poets of ...
... grief ! It is like the shower of spring , when it softens the branch of the oak ; and the young leaf lifts its green head . Sing on , O bards ! To - morrow we lift the sail . " Personal epithets have been much used by all the poets of ...
Page 110
... grief ? Have thy sisters fallen from heaven ? Are they who rejoiced with thee at night , no more ? Yes , they have fallen , fair light ! and thou dost often retire to mourn . " We may be at a loss to comprehend at first view , the ...
... grief ? Have thy sisters fallen from heaven ? Are they who rejoiced with thee at night , no more ? Yes , they have fallen , fair light ! and thou dost often retire to mourn . " We may be at a loss to comprehend at first view , the ...
Page 114
... grief ; " it is visible , that on all moving subjects he delights to exert his genius ; and accordingly , never were there finer pathetic situations , than what his works pre- sent . His great art in managing them lies in giving vent to ...
... grief ; " it is visible , that on all moving subjects he delights to exert his genius ; and accordingly , never were there finer pathetic situations , than what his works pre- sent . His great art in managing them lies in giving vent to ...
Page 115
... grief after his defeat , we behold the sentiments of a hero , generous , but desponding . The situation is remarkably fine . Cuthullin , roused from his cave by the noise of battle , sees Fingal victorious in the field . He is described ...
... grief after his defeat , we behold the sentiments of a hero , generous , but desponding . The situation is remarkably fine . Cuthullin , roused from his cave by the noise of battle , sees Fingal victorious in the field . He is described ...
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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