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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Page 42
... Cairbar of the throne he had ufurped ; in particular , Ofcar the fon of Offian had determined to revenge the death of Cathol , his friend , who had been affaffinated by Cairbar . -The threats of Ofcar reached Cair- bar's ears he invited ...
... Cairbar of the throne he had ufurped ; in particular , Ofcar the fon of Offian had determined to revenge the death of Cathol , his friend , who had been affaffinated by Cairbar . -The threats of Ofcar reached Cair- bar's ears he invited ...
Page 43
... Cairbar and Oscar fell by mutual wounds ; in the mean time Fingal arrived from Scotland with an army ,. defeated the friends of Cairbar , and re - eftablished the family of Cormac in the poffeffion of the kingdom . The prefent poem ...
... Cairbar and Oscar fell by mutual wounds ; in the mean time Fingal arrived from Scotland with an army ,. defeated the friends of Cairbar , and re - eftablished the family of Cormac in the poffeffion of the kingdom . The prefent poem ...
Page 61
... Cairbar the ufurper and defeated him in feveral battles . Cairbar at laft having found means to murder Cormac the law . ful king , the army of Nathos shifted fides , and he himself was obliged to return into Ulfter in order to pass over ...
... Cairbar the ufurper and defeated him in feveral battles . Cairbar at laft having found means to murder Cormac the law . ful king , the army of Nathos shifted fides , and he himself was obliged to return into Ulfter in order to pass over ...
Page 63
... Cairbar ( 2 ) . Who is that dim , by their fide ! the night has covered her beauty . Her hair fighs on ocean's wind ; her robe ftreams in dusky wreaths . She is like the fair fpirit of hea- ven , in the midst of his shadowy mist . Who ...
... Cairbar ( 2 ) . Who is that dim , by their fide ! the night has covered her beauty . Her hair fighs on ocean's wind ; her robe ftreams in dusky wreaths . She is like the fair fpirit of hea- ven , in the midst of his shadowy mist . Who ...
Page 64
maids ! She has fled from the love of Cair bar , with the car - borne Nathos . But the winds deceive thee , O Dar ... Cairbar are near ; and the towers of the foe lift their heads . Ullin ftretches its green head into the fea ; and ...
maids ! She has fled from the love of Cair bar , with the car - borne Nathos . But the winds deceive thee , O Dar ... Cairbar are near ; and the towers of the foe lift their heads . Ullin ftretches its green head into the fea ; and ...
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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