The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... with softness , was the virgin's pride , Her heart had feelings , which her eyes denied : Her bright tears started at another's woes , While transient darkness on her soul arose . The chase she lov'd ; when morn , with doubtful 4 PREFACE .
... with softness , was the virgin's pride , Her heart had feelings , which her eyes denied : Her bright tears started at another's woes , While transient darkness on her soul arose . The chase she lov'd ; when morn , with doubtful 4 PREFACE .
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... tears , he stood , and stretched his pale hand over the hero . Faintly he raised his feeble voice , like the gale of the reedy Lego . - My ghost , O Connal ! is on my native hills ; but my corse is on the sands of Ullin . Thou shalt ...
... tears , he stood , and stretched his pale hand over the hero . Faintly he raised his feeble voice , like the gale of the reedy Lego . - My ghost , O Connal ! is on my native hills ; but my corse is on the sands of Ullin . Thou shalt ...
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... tears . An aged man he seemed , and full of thought . " The ghosts of strangers mingle not with those of the natives . " She is seen ; but not like the daughters of the hill . Her robes are from the stranger's land ; and she is still ...
... tears . An aged man he seemed , and full of thought . " The ghosts of strangers mingle not with those of the natives . " She is seen ; but not like the daughters of the hill . Her robes are from the stranger's land ; and she is still ...
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... tear hung in his eye . the thistle's head with his inverted spear . " No less natural and beautiful is the description of Fingal's paternal emotion on this occasion . " Nor is he unseen of Fingal . Sidelong he beheld his son . He beheld ...
... tear hung in his eye . the thistle's head with his inverted spear . " No less natural and beautiful is the description of Fingal's paternal emotion on this occasion . " Nor is he unseen of Fingal . Sidelong he beheld his son . He beheld ...
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... tears descended with night . Shall I not fight I said to my soul , against the children of my foes ? And I will fight , O Bard ! I feel the strength of my soul . " In the same poem , the assembling of the chiefs round Fingal , who had ...
... tears descended with night . Shall I not fight I said to my soul , against the children of my foes ? And I will fight , O Bard ! I feel the strength of my soul . " In the same poem , the assembling of the chiefs round Fingal , who had ...
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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