All night I stood on the shore. I saw her by the faint beam of the moon. All night I heard her cries. Loud was the wind; the rain beat hard on the hill. Before morning appeared, her voice was weak. It died away, like the evening breeze among the grass... The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson - Page 24by Ossian - 1801Full view - About this book
| Fragments - 1760 - 82 pages
...night I -heard her cries. -Loud was the wind ; and the rain beat hard on the fide of the mountain. Before morning appeared, -her voice was weak. -It died away, like the evening-breeze among the grals -of the rocks. Spent with grief fhe ^expired. O lay me Toon by her fide. WHEN the ftorms of the... | |
| Robert Dodsley - 1761 - 380 pages
...All Night I heard her Cries. Loud was the Wind ; and the Rain beat hard on the Side of the Mountain. Before Morning appeared, her Voice was weak. It died...EveningBreeze among the Grafs of the Rocks. Spent with Grief fhi expired. And left thee Armyn alone: Gone is my Strength in the War, and fallen my Pride among Women.... | |
| Robert Dodsley - English essays - 1761 - 378 pages
...All Night I heard her Cries. Loud was the Wind ; and the Rain beat hard on the Side of the Mountain. Before Morning appeared, her Voice was weak. It died...EveningBreeze among the Grafs of the Rocks. Spent with Grief (he expired. And left thee Armyn alone: Gone is my Strength in the War, and fallen my Pride a-mong... | |
| Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...father do ? All night I flood on the fhorc. I faw her by the faint beam of the moon. All night I heard her cries. Loud was the wind ; the rain beat hard...appeared, her voice was weak. It died away, like the evenuigbreeze among the grafs of the rocks. Spent with grief Ihe expired. And left thee Armia \ ...... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1779 - 188 pages
...All night I heard her cries. Loud was the wind, and the rain beat hard on the fide of the mountain. Before morning appeared, her voice was weak ; it died away like the evening breeze among the grafs « of of the-rocks. Spent with grief, ftie expired ; and left thee,... | |
| Celts - 1784 - 432 pages
...father do ? All night I ftood on the fhore. I faw her by the faint beam of the moon. All night I heard her cries. Loud was the wind; the rain beat hard on...is my ftrength in war! fallen my pride among women I When the ftorms aloft * The poet here only means that Erath was bound with leathern thongs. , •... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1785 - 286 pages
...All night I heard her cries. Lovid was the wind, and the rain beat hard on the fide of the mountain. Before morning appeared, her voice was weak ? it died away like the evening breeze amongft the grr.fs of the rock?. Spent with grief, fhe expired ; and left thee, Armis,... | |
| Daniel Webb - English literature - 1787 - 276 pages
...All night I heard her cries. Loud .was the wind; and the rain beat hard on the fide of the mountain. Before morning appeared, her voice was weak. It died...rocks. Spent with grief fhe expired. And left thee Armyn alone: gone is my ftrength in : the war, and fallen my pride among women. WHEN the ftorms of... | |
| Johann Wolfgang von Goethe - 1787 - 170 pages
...mountain. Before morning appeared, her voice was weak ? it dieu away like the evening breeze amongft the grafs of the rocks. Spent with grief fhe expired...and left thee, Armin, alone ! Gone is my ftrength in the war ; and fallen my pride amongft women ! " When the ftorms of the mountain come, when the north... | |
| Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 322 pages
...father do ? All night I flood on the fhore. I faw her by the faint beam of the moon. All night I heard her cries. Loud was the wind ; the rain beat hard on the hill. Before morning appeared, her X'oice was weak. It died away, like the evening-breeze among the grafs of the rocks. Spent with grief... | |
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