The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... spear with renown : when he conquered in that rude field , where Lulan's warriors fell in blood , or 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 ...
... spear with renown : when he conquered in that rude field , where Lulan's warriors fell in blood , or 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 ...
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... 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 . The crows around the ...
... 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 . The crows around the ...
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... spear in his hand . He moved first towards the plains of Lena ; and we followed like a ridge of fire . Spread the sail , said the king of Morven , and catch the winds that pour from Lena . We rose on the wave with songs ; and rushed ...
... spear in his hand . He moved first towards the plains of Lena ; and we followed like a ridge of fire . Spread the sail , said the king of Morven , and catch the winds that pour from Lena . We rose on the wave with songs ; and rushed ...
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... spear . " Few are the marks of my sword in battles ; but my soul is fire . " He is with some difficulty restrained by Ossian from going to attack the enemy ; and complains to him , that his father had never allowed him any opportunity ...
... spear . " Few are the marks of my sword in battles ; but my soul is fire . " He is with some difficulty restrained by Ossian from going to attack the enemy ; and complains to him , that his father had never allowed him any opportunity ...
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... spear ; that spear which he brought from Lara's hall , when the soul of his mother was sad . " The conciseness of Ossian's descriptions is the more proper on account of his subjects . Descriptions of gay and smiling scenes may , without ...
... spear ; that spear which he brought from Lara's hall , when the soul of his mother was sad . " The conciseness of Ossian's descriptions is the more proper on account of his subjects . Descriptions of gay and smiling scenes may , without ...
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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