The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... hand , the Caledonians , who possessed the east coast of Scotland , as this division of the country was plain and fertile , applied themselves to agriculture , and raising of corn . It was from this , that the Gaelic name of the Picts ...
... hand , the Caledonians , who possessed the east coast of Scotland , as this division of the country was plain and fertile , applied themselves to agriculture , and raising of corn . It was from this , that the Gaelic name of the Picts ...
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... hand , without the aid of study , can never understand a composition in the Gaëlic tongue . This affords a proof that the Scotch Gaëlic is the most original , and consequently , the language of a more ancient and unmixed people . The ...
... hand , without the aid of study , can never understand a composition in the Gaëlic tongue . This affords a proof that the Scotch Gaëlic is the most original , and consequently , the language of a more ancient and unmixed people . The ...
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... hand , formed into some kind of numbers , and pronounced with a musical modulation or tone . Music or song has been found coeval with society among the most barbarous nations . The only subjects which could prompt men , in their first ...
... hand , formed into some kind of numbers , and pronounced with a musical modulation or tone . Music or song has been found coeval with society among the most barbarous nations . The only subjects which could prompt men , in their first ...
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... hand of nature , and attracts the heart . Ossian's own character , the old man , the hero and the bard , all in one , presents to us , through the whole work , a most respectable and venerable figure , which we always contemplate with ...
... hand of nature , and attracts the heart . Ossian's own character , the old man , the hero and the bard , all in one , presents to us , through the whole work , a most respectable and venerable figure , which we always contemplate with ...
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... hand . Be thou a stream of many tides against the foes of thy people ; but like the gale that moves the grass , to those who ask thine aid . So Trenmor lived ; such Trathal was ; and such has Fingal been . My arm was the support of the ...
... hand . Be thou a stream of many tides against the foes of thy people ; but like the gale that moves the grass , to those who ask thine aid . So Trenmor lived ; such Trathal was ; and such has Fingal been . My arm was the support of the ...
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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