The Poems of OssianBernhard Tauchnitz, 1847 - 382 pages |
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... turned on the antiquity of their nation and the exploits of their forefathers . It is no wonder , therefore , that there are more remains of antiquity among them than among any other people in Europe . Traditions , however , concerning ...
... turned on the antiquity of their nation and the exploits of their forefathers . It is no wonder , therefore , that there are more remains of antiquity among them than among any other people in Europe . Traditions , however , concerning ...
Page 82
... turned amidst his crowded soul . " The command , for that day , being given to Gaul , Fillan rushes amidst the thickest of the foe , saves Gaul's life , who is wounded by a random arrow , and distinguishes himself so in battle , that ...
... turned amidst his crowded soul . " The command , for that day , being given to Gaul , Fillan rushes amidst the thickest of the foe , saves Gaul's life , who is wounded by a random arrow , and distinguishes himself so in battle , that ...
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... turning its object round and round into a variety of lights . Taci- tus is of all prose writers the most concise . He has even a degree of abruptness resembling our author : yet no writer is more eminent for lively description . When ...
... turning its object round and round into a variety of lights . Taci- tus is of all prose writers the most concise . He has even a degree of abruptness resembling our author : yet no writer is more eminent for lively description . When ...
Page 93
... turned towards the sublime and pathetic , was not confined to it . In subjects also of grace and delicacy , he discovers the hand of a master . Take for an example the following elegant description of Agandecca , wherein the tenderness ...
... turned towards the sublime and pathetic , was not confined to it . In subjects also of grace and delicacy , he discovers the hand of a master . Take for an example the following elegant description of Agandecca , wherein the tenderness ...
Page 128
... turned away . " Who art thou , in thy darkness ? ” She shrunk into the cave . The king loosed the thong from her hands . He asked about her fathers . - " Torcul - torno , " she said , " once dwelt at Lulan's foamy stream : he dwelt but ...
... turned away . " Who art thou , in thy darkness ? ” She shrunk into the cave . The king loosed the thong from her hands . He asked about her fathers . - " Torcul - torno , " she said , " once dwelt at Lulan's foamy stream : he dwelt but ...
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The Poems of Ossian James MacPherson,Hugh 1718-1800 Critical Dissert Blair No preview available - 2016 |
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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