The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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Page 59
... tombs of warriors overgrown with moss ; all produce a solemn attention in the mind , and prepare it for great and extraordinary events . We find not in Ossian an imagination that sports itself , and dresses out gay trifles to please the ...
... tombs of warriors overgrown with moss ; all produce a solemn attention in the mind , and prepare it for great and extraordinary events . We find not in Ossian an imagination that sports itself , and dresses out gay trifles to please the ...
Page 82
... tombs of thy fathers . " On the next day , the greatest and the last of Fillan's life , the charge is committed to him of leading on the host to battle . Fingal's speech to his troops on this occasion is full of noble sentiment ; and ...
... tombs of thy fathers . " On the next day , the greatest and the last of Fillan's life , the charge is committed to him of leading on the host to battle . Fingal's speech to his troops on this occasion is full of noble sentiment ; and ...
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... tombs of two lovers , two lonely yews are mentioned to have sprung , " whose branches wished to meet on high . " This sympathy of the trees with the lovers , may be reckoned to border on an Italian conceit ; and it is somewhat curious ...
... tombs of two lovers , two lonely yews are mentioned to have sprung , " whose branches wished to meet on high . " This sympathy of the trees with the lovers , may be reckoned to border on an Italian conceit ; and it is somewhat curious ...
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... tomb open to Ossian , for his strength has failed . The sons of the song are gone to rest . My voice remains like a blast that roars lonely on the sea - surrounded rock , after the winds are laid . The dark moss , whistles there , and ...
... tomb open to Ossian , for his strength has failed . The sons of the song are gone to rest . My voice remains like a blast that roars lonely on the sea - surrounded rock , after the winds are laid . The dark moss , whistles there , and ...
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... tomb . Near him are the steps of his heroes , hunters of the boar . By Turthor's stream the host of Lochlin is deep in shades . The wrathful kings stood on two hills ; they looked forward from their bossy shields . They looked forward ...
... tomb . Near him are the steps of his heroes , hunters of the boar . By Turthor's stream the host of Lochlin is deep in shades . The wrathful kings stood on two hills ; they looked forward from their bossy shields . They looked forward ...
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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