The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 49
... hall . How eagerly would all the sons of Aslauga now rush to war , did they know the distress of their father , whom a multitude of venomous serpents tear ! [ have given to my children a mother who hath filled their hearts with valour ...
... hall . How eagerly would all the sons of Aslauga now rush to war , did they know the distress of their father , whom a multitude of venomous serpents tear ! [ have given to my children a mother who hath filled their hearts with valour ...
Page 77
... hall , in the poem called Berrathon , and of the ascent of Malvina into it , deserves parti- cular notice , as remarkably noble and magnificent . But above all , the engagement of Fingal with the spirit of Loda , in Carric- thura ...
... hall , in the poem called Berrathon , and of the ascent of Malvina into it , deserves parti- cular notice , as remarkably noble and magnificent . But above all , the engagement of Fingal with the spirit of Loda , in Carric- thura ...
Page 83
... hall , while yet he shines in war . Leave , blue - eyed Clatho ! leave thy hall ; behold that early beam of thine ! The host is withered in its course . farther look it is dark — light - trembling from the harp , strike , virgins ...
... hall , while yet he shines in war . Leave , blue - eyed Clatho ! leave thy hall ; behold that early beam of thine ! The host is withered in its course . farther look it is dark — light - trembling from the harp , strike , virgins ...
Page 87
... hall , and smile at their trembling hands . " But nowhere does Ossian's genius appear to greater advantage than in Barrathon , which is reckoned the conclusion of his songs , " The last sound of the voice of Cona . " Qualis olor noto ...
... hall , and smile at their trembling hands . " But nowhere does Ossian's genius appear to greater advantage than in Barrathon , which is reckoned the conclusion of his songs , " The last sound of the voice of Cona . " Qualis olor noto ...
Page 88
... hall of Fingal , are all in the highest spirit of poetry . " And dost thou remember Ossian , O Toscar , son of Conloch ? The battles of our youth were many ; our swords went together to the field . " Nothing could be more proper than to ...
... hall of Fingal , are all in the highest spirit of poetry . " And dost thou remember Ossian , O Toscar , son of Conloch ? The battles of our youth were many ; our swords went together to the field . " Nothing could be more proper than to ...
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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