The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 2J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 - Scottish Gaelic poetry |
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... said the fair - haired Fingal ? Where is the companion of my father , in the days of my joy ? Sullen and dark he paffes his days in the vale of echoing Lora : but , behold , he comes from the hill , like a steed ( z ) in his strength ...
... said the fair - haired Fingal ? Where is the companion of my father , in the days of my joy ? Sullen and dark he paffes his days in the vale of echoing Lora : but , behold , he comes from the hill , like a steed ( z ) in his strength ...
Page 46
... said , ( 1 ) The royal palace of the Irish kings ; Teamhrath according to fome of the bards . · ( 2 ) The bards were the heralds of ancient times ; and their perfons were facred on account of their of- fice . In later times they abused ...
... said , ( 1 ) The royal palace of the Irish kings ; Teamhrath according to fome of the bards . · ( 2 ) The bards were the heralds of ancient times ; and their perfons were facred on account of their of- fice . In later times they abused ...
Page 54
... , that they may behold me amidst the arms of my fathers.- And is the fon of Semo fallen ( 1 ) , said ( 1 ) The Irish hiftorians have placed Cuchullin Carril with a figh ? -Mournful are Tura's walls ; 54 The DEATH of CUCHULLIN :
... , that they may behold me amidst the arms of my fathers.- And is the fon of Semo fallen ( 1 ) , said ( 1 ) The Irish hiftorians have placed Cuchullin Carril with a figh ? -Mournful are Tura's walls ; 54 The DEATH of CUCHULLIN :
Page 69
... said with a burfting figh . Ceafed the generous foul of Truthil to lighten through the field ? -- My fafety , Colla , is in that bow ; I have learned to pierce the deer . Is not Cairbar like the hart of the defart , father of fallen ...
... said with a burfting figh . Ceafed the generous foul of Truthil to lighten through the field ? -- My fafety , Colla , is in that bow ; I have learned to pierce the deer . Is not Cairbar like the hart of the defart , father of fallen ...
Page 73
... said the lovely maid of Colla . as the green I have met , replied the hero , the battle in my youth . My arm could not lift the fpear , when firft the danger rofe ; but my foul brightened before the war , narrow vale , when the sun ...
... said the lovely maid of Colla . as the green I have met , replied the hero , the battle in my youth . My arm could not lift the fpear , when firft the danger rofe ; but my foul brightened before the war , narrow vale , when the sun ...
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againſt arife arms arofe art thou Balclutha bards battle beam behold bends blaft blaſt breaft Cairbar Calmar car-borne Carthon Cathmor chief cloud Clutha coaft Colla Conlath Connal Cormac courfe courſe Crimora Cuchullin Dar-thula Dargo dark darkneſs daughter death defart defcend diftant doft thou Dunthalmo Etha eyes faid fallen fame father feaft feeble fell fide figh filent Fingal firft flain fleep fome fong foul fpear fpirit fpread fteel fteps ftood ftorm ftrangers ftream ftrength fword Gaul ghoft gray grief hair hall harp hear heard heath heroes hill himſelf hoft king Lathmon Lego lift maid mift mighty moffy moon Morven mournful Nathos night Nuath Ofcar Offian Oithóna paffed poem prefence raiſed reft renowned returned rife roar rock rofe rolled ruftling Selma shield ſon ſpear ſteps tears Temora thee thouſand tomb trembling Ufnoth Ullin Uthal voice warriors waves weft wind youth