The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 55
... locks , and whistled through their open halls . Whatever was beyond the necessaries of life was known to them only as the spoil of the Roman province ; " the gold of the stranger ; the lights of the stranger ; the steeds of the stranger ...
... locks , and whistled through their open halls . Whatever was beyond the necessaries of life was known to them only as the spoil of the Roman province ; " the gold of the stranger ; the lights of the stranger ; the steeds of the stranger ...
Page 71
... locks of age ; he is frequently disposed to moralize , like an old man , on human vanity , and the prospect of death . There is more art , at least more felicity in this , than may at first be imagined . For youth and old age are the ...
... locks of age ; he is frequently disposed to moralize , like an old man , on human vanity , and the prospect of death . There is more art , at least more felicity in this , than may at first be imagined . For youth and old age are the ...
Page 81
... resque and natural attitude : " On his spear stood the son of Clatho , in the wandering of his locks . Thrice he raised his eyes The Poems of Ossian . 6 Bent over a distant He struck at times to Fingal ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 81.
... resque and natural attitude : " On his spear stood the son of Clatho , in the wandering of his locks . Thrice he raised his eyes The Poems of Ossian . 6 Bent over a distant He struck at times to Fingal ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 81.
Page 82
... locks , and turned amidst his crowded soul . " The command , for that day , being given to Gaul , Fillan rushes amidst the thickest of the foe , saves Gaul's life , who is wounded by a random arrow , and distinguishes himself so in ...
... locks , and turned amidst his crowded soul . " The command , for that day , being given to Gaul , Fillan rushes amidst the thickest of the foe , saves Gaul's life , who is wounded by a random arrow , and distinguishes himself so in ...
Page 96
... locks ; a circumstance both extremely picturesque in itself , and peculiarly suited to the main object of the comparison . Such analogies and associations of ideas as these , are highly pleasing to the fancy . They give opportunity for ...
... locks ; a circumstance both extremely picturesque in itself , and peculiarly suited to the main object of the comparison . Such analogies and associations of ideas as these , are highly pleasing to the fancy . They give opportunity for ...
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The Poems of Ossian James MacPherson,Hugh 1718-1800 Critical Dissert Blair No preview available - 2016 |
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