The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 34
... too , the valiant Oscar stood " unrivalled and alone . " Ossian himself had many singular and less delicate qualifications than playing on the harp ; and the brave Cuthullin was of so diminutive a size , as 34 DISSERTATION ON.
... too , the valiant Oscar stood " unrivalled and alone . " Ossian himself had many singular and less delicate qualifications than playing on the harp ; and the brave Cuthullin was of so diminutive a size , as 34 DISSERTATION ON.
Page 77
... harp : all perfectly consonant , not only to the peculiar ideas of northern nations , but to the general current of a superstitious imagination in all coun- tries . The description of Fingal's airy hall , in the poem called Berrathon ...
... harp : all perfectly consonant , not only to the peculiar ideas of northern nations , but to the general current of a superstitious imagination in all coun- tries . The description of Fingal's airy hall , in the poem called Berrathon ...
Page 83
... harp ! Give Fillan's praise to the wind ; raise high his praise in my 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 ...
... harp ! Give Fillan's praise to the wind ; raise high his praise in my 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 ...
Page 85
... . The sound heard there on the strings of his harp , the concern which Fingal shows on hearing it , and the invocation of the ghosts of their fathers , to receive the heroes falling ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 85 CARTHON,
... . The sound heard there on the strings of his harp , the concern which Fingal shows on hearing it , and the invocation of the ghosts of their fathers , to receive the heroes falling ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 85 CARTHON,
Page 91
... harp . " The maid of Inistore is introduced , in a moving apostrophe , as weeping for another ; and a third , “ as rolled in the dust he lifted his faint eyes to the king , ” is remembered and mourned by Fingal as the friend of Agan ...
... harp . " The maid of Inistore is introduced , in a moving apostrophe , as weeping for another ; and a third , “ as rolled in the dust he lifted his faint eyes to the king , ” is remembered and mourned by Fingal as the friend of Agan ...
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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