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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... storms were raised by the ghofts of the de- ceafed . This notion is ftill entertained by the vulgar ; for they think that whirlwinds , and fudden fqualls of wind are occafioned by fpirits , vho tranfport them- felves , in that manner ...
... storms were raised by the ghofts of the de- ceafed . This notion is ftill entertained by the vulgar ; for they think that whirlwinds , and fudden fqualls of wind are occafioned by fpirits , vho tranfport them- felves , in that manner ...
Page 65
... storm ; the clang of arms was terrible : the hoft vanished at the found of thy course . It was then Dar- thula beheld thee , from the top of her moffy tower : from the tower of Selama ( 1 ) , where her fathers dwelt . 1 - , ; Lovely art ...
... storm ; the clang of arms was terrible : the hoft vanished at the found of thy course . It was then Dar- thula beheld thee , from the top of her moffy tower : from the tower of Selama ( 1 ) , where her fathers dwelt . 1 - , ; Lovely art ...
Page 73
... storm . My foul brightened in danger before I faw Seláma's fair ; before I faw thee , like a star , that shines on the hill , at night ; the cloud fowly comes , and threatens the lovely light . We are in the land of the foe , and the ...
... storm . My foul brightened in danger before I faw Seláma's fair ; before I faw thee , like a star , that shines on the hill , at night ; the cloud fowly comes , and threatens the lovely light . We are in the land of the foe , and the ...
Page 80
... . ( 3 ) By the fpirit of the mountain is meant that deep and melancholy found which precedes a storm ; well known to those who live in a high coun- try . 2 found was mournful and low , like the fong of Во DAR - THULA :
... . ( 3 ) By the fpirit of the mountain is meant that deep and melancholy found which precedes a storm ; well known to those who live in a high coun- try . 2 found was mournful and low , like the fong of Во DAR - THULA :
Page 93
... storm . › Then came Offian king of songs ; and Morni's fon , the first of men . Connal leaps forward on his fpear : Dermid fpreads his dark - brown locks . - Fillan bends his bow : Fergus ftrides in the pride of youth . Who ( 1 ) Mor ...
... storm . › Then came Offian king of songs ; and Morni's fon , the first of men . Connal leaps forward on his fpear : Dermid fpreads his dark - brown locks . - Fillan bends his bow : Fergus ftrides in the pride of youth . Who ( 1 ) Mor ...
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