 | James Alexander Robertson - 1865 - 442 pages
...Firm his rule. Polished his mien, Who knew but victory. . Who is like him In fight or song ? Resists the foe, In house or field. Marble his skin, The rose...trust, Of noble mind. Of ready deeds, To women mild. Js 3 ughclaic sc ©sstan.1 Is fad an nochrl na neula faim, Is fada leam an oidhche an raoir, An la... | |
 | James Alexander Robertson - Clans - 1866 - 622 pages
...Firm his rule. Polished his mien, Who knew but victory. Who is like him In fight or song ? Resists the foe, In house or field. Marble his skin, The rose...trust, Of noble mind. Of ready deeds, To women mild. Js c ugluhir so (Ossmn.1 Is fad an nochd na neula faim, Is fada learn an oidhche an raoir, An la an... | |
 | James Alexander Robertson - Clans - 1866 - 612 pages
...Firm his rule. Polished his mien, Who knew hut victory. Who is like him In fight or song ? Resists the foe, In house or field. Marble his skin, The rose his cheek. 1 The mother of Finn, or Fingal, was Moirne, daughter of Teige, a celebrated Druid. Others think her... | |
 | Anthropology - 1872 - 668 pages
...Dean Mac Gregor's book Fionu is thus described (p. 27) : — " Marble his akin, The rose his cbeek, Blue was his eye, His hair like gold, All men's trust,...deeds, To women mild, A giant he, The field's delight, * * * Excellent he, Of noble form, His people's head, His step so firm." That purports to be a portrait... | |
 | Anthropology - 1872 - 658 pages
...Dean Mac Gregor's lxiok Fionn is thus described (p. 27) : — " Marble his skin, The rose his cbeek. Blue was his eye, His hair like gold, All men's trust,...deeds, To women mild, A giant he. The field's delight, * * • Excellent he, Of noble form, His people's head, His step so firm." That purports to be a portrait... | |
 | Sir John Scott Keltie - Clans - 1875 - 302 pages
...his mein, who knew but victory. Who is like him in fight or song ? Resists the foe in house or iield, Marble his skin, the rose his cheek. Blue was his...trust, of noble mind. Of ready deeds, to women mild, \ giant he, the field's delight, Best polished spears, no wood like their shafts. Rich was the king,... | |
 | Robert Angus Smith - Etive, Loch (Scotland). - 1879 - 436 pages
...lie, Of vigorous deeds, First in song, A righteous judge, Polished his mien, Who knew but victory,— All men's trust, Of noble mind, Of ready deeds, To women mild,— Good man was Finn, Good man was he; No gifts ever given Like his so free." There is more worth reading.... | |
 | English periodicals - 1880 - 920 pages
...lie. U f vigorous deeds, First in song, A righteous judge, Polished his mien, Who knew but victory. All men's trust, Of noble mind, Of ready deeds, To women mild, Three hundred battles He bravely fought. With miser's mind Withheld from none. Anything false His lips... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie - 1881 - 532 pages
...Fionn does not in this respect disappoint our expectations. " Polished his mien, who knew but victory. Marble his skin, the rose his cheek, blue was his eye, his hair like gold ; a giant he, the field's delight." What is remarkable, however, is that the poet says comparatively... | |
 | Alexander Mackenzie, Alexander Macgregor, Alexander Macbain - Clans - 1886 - 588 pages
...Firm his rule, Polished his mien. Who knew hut victory ; Who is like him In fight or song? Resists the foe In house or field. Marble his skin, The rose his cheek, Blue was his eye, His hair like f^oM — All n.en's trust. Of noble mind, Of ready deeds ; To women mild ; A giant he : The fields... | |
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Kesists the foe, In house or field. Marble his skin, The rose his cheek, Blue was his eye, His hair like gold. All men's trust, Of noble mind. Of ready deeds, To women mild, A giant he, The field's delight. 
