The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... rose in terror on the waves of the main . Darkly sat the grey - haired chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved against his side : forth flew his sword from its place ...
... rose in terror on the waves of the main . Darkly sat the grey - haired chief ; yet sorrow dwelt not in his soul . But when the warrior thought on the past , his proud heart heaved against his side : forth flew his sword from its place ...
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... rose , of antique form , For ages batter'd by the polar storm . To this fierce Sigurd fled , from Norway's lord , When fortune settled on the warrior's sword , In that rude field , where Suecia's chiefs were slain , Or forc'd to wander ...
... rose , of antique form , For ages batter'd by the polar storm . To this fierce Sigurd fled , from Norway's lord , When fortune settled on the warrior's sword , In that rude field , where Suecia's chiefs were slain , Or forc'd to wander ...
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... rose very early amongst them , and transmitted , with lustre , their great actions to posterity . It is to them that they owe that unri- valled fame they now enjoy , while the great actions of other na- tions are involved in fables , or ...
... rose very early amongst them , and transmitted , with lustre , their great actions to posterity . It is to them that they owe that unri- valled fame they now enjoy , while the great actions of other na- tions are involved in fables , or ...
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... rose in wrath , and his father gravely desired him to spend his rage on his enemies , which he did to so good purpose that he singly routed a whole wing of their army . The confederate kings advanced , notwithstanding , till they came ...
... rose in wrath , and his father gravely desired him to spend his rage on his enemies , which he did to so good purpose that he singly routed a whole wing of their army . The confederate kings advanced , notwithstanding , till they came ...
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... rose on the wave with songs ; and rushed with joy through the foam of the ocean . " So much for the unity and general conduct of the epic action in Fingal . With regard to the property of the subject which Aristotle requires , that it ...
... rose on the wave with songs ; and rushed with joy through the foam of the ocean . " So much for the unity and general conduct of the epic action in Fingal . With regard to the property of the subject which Aristotle requires , that it ...
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