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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... descend with the drops of night . I was a lovely tree , in thy prefence , Ŏfcar , with all my branches round me ; but thy death came like a blast from the defart , and laid my green head low ; the fpring returned with its showers , but ...
... descend with the drops of night . I was a lovely tree , in thy prefence , Ŏfcar , with all my branches round me ; but thy death came like a blast from the defart , and laid my green head low ; the fpring returned with its showers , but ...
Page 246
... descend . Â tomb arose on the unhappy ; and my fong was heard . Reft , hapless children of youth at the noife of that moffy ftream . The virgins will fee your tomb , at the chace , and turn away their weeping eyes . Your fame will be in ...
... descend . Â tomb arose on the unhappy ; and my fong was heard . Reft , hapless children of youth at the noife of that moffy ftream . The virgins will fee your tomb , at the chace , and turn away their weeping eyes . Your fame will be in ...
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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