The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 48
... shields , when the uplifted spear flew at the breasts of heroes . The sword bit the Scarfian rocks ; bloody was the shield in battle , until Rafno the king was slain . From the heads of warriors the warm sweat streamed down their armour ...
... shields , when the uplifted spear flew at the breasts of heroes . The sword bit the Scarfian rocks ; bloody was the shield in battle , until Rafno the king was slain . From the heads of warriors the warm sweat streamed down their armour ...
Page 56
... shield , or raising a loud cry and hence the loud and terrible voice of Fingal is often mentioned as a necessary qualification of a general ; like the Bońv ἀγαθος Μενελαος of Homer . Of military discipline or skill , they appear to have ...
... shield , or raising a loud cry and hence the loud and terrible voice of Fingal is often mentioned as a necessary qualification of a general ; like the Bońv ἀγαθος Μενελαος of Homer . Of military discipline or skill , they appear to have ...
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... shield is marked with the strokes of battle ; his red eye despises danger . " When Oscar , left alone , was sur- rounded by foes , " he stood , " it is said , " growing in his place , like the flood of the narrow vale ; " a happy ...
... shield is marked with the strokes of battle ; his red eye despises danger . " When Oscar , left alone , was sur- rounded by foes , " he stood , " it is said , " growing in his place , like the flood of the narrow vale ; " a happy ...
Page 99
... shield of a warrior is like " the darkened moon when it moves a dun circle through the heavens . " The face of a ghost , wan and pale , is like " the beam of the setting moon . " And a different appearance of a ghost , thin and ...
... shield of a warrior is like " the darkened moon when it moves a dun circle through the heavens . " The face of a ghost , wan and pale , is like " the beam of the setting moon . " And a different appearance of a ghost , thin and ...
Page 127
... shields ! Struthmor , dweller of battle's wing ! Cormar , whose ships bound on seas , careless as the course of a meteor , on dark - rolling clouds ! Arise around me , children of heroes , in a land unknown ! Let each look on his shield ...
... shields ! Struthmor , dweller of battle's wing ! Cormar , whose ships bound on seas , careless as the course of a meteor , on dark - rolling clouds ! Arise around me , children of heroes , in a land unknown ! Let each look on his shield ...
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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