The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... heaven , their magic and divination , were the same . The knowledge of the Druids in natural causes , and the properties of certain things , the fruit of the experiments of ages , gained them a mighty reputation among the people . The ...
... heaven , their magic and divination , were the same . The knowledge of the Druids in natural causes , and the properties of certain things , the fruit of the experiments of ages , gained them a mighty reputation among the people . The ...
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... heaven , " as lamenting a benefactor who had so li- berally supplied them with prey ; " for boldly , " as he adds , “ in the strife of swords , did the breaker of helmets throw the spear of blood . " The poem concludes with sentiments ...
... heaven , " as lamenting a benefactor who had so li- berally supplied them with prey ; " for boldly , " as he adds , “ in the strife of swords , did the breaker of helmets throw the spear of blood . " The poem concludes with sentiments ...
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... heaven . " Calmar makes no return to this seeming reproach ; but “ He retired in his blast with joy ; for he had heard the voice of his praise . " This is precisely the ghost of Achilles in Homer ; who , notwithstanding all the ...
... heaven . " Calmar makes no return to this seeming reproach ; but “ He retired in his blast with joy ; for he had heard the voice of his praise . " This is precisely the ghost of Achilles in Homer ; who , notwithstanding all the ...
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... heaven , that descends from the skirt of his blast . The troubled ocean feels his steps , as he strides from wave to wave . His path kindles behind him ; islands shake their heads on the heaving seas . " But the poet's art is not yet ...
... heaven , that descends from the skirt of his blast . The troubled ocean feels his steps , as he strides from wave to wave . His path kindles behind him ; islands shake their heads on the heaving seas . " But the poet's art is not yet ...
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... heaven ; the time of my departure is near , and the blast that shall scatter my leaves . " Malvina's death is hinted to him in the most delicate manner by the son of Alpin . His lamentation over her , her apotheosis , or ascent to the ...
... heaven ; the time of my departure is near , and the blast that shall scatter my leaves . " Malvina's death is hinted to him in the most delicate manner by the son of Alpin . His lamentation over her , her apotheosis , or ascent to 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