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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... eyes could behold thee , as thou fitteft , dim , on thy cloud ! Art thou like the mift of Lano ; or an half - extinguished meteor ? Of what are the skirts of thy robe ? Of what is thine airy bow ! But he is gone on his blaft like the ...
... eyes could behold thee , as thou fitteft , dim , on thy cloud ! Art thou like the mift of Lano ; or an half - extinguished meteor ? Of what are the skirts of thy robe ? Of what is thine airy bow ! But he is gone on his blaft like the ...
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... eyes burning with joy in the fight . Whither is the foul of battle fled ? Our fathers never feared . — Go : view the fettling fea : the ftormy wind is laid . The billows ftill tremble [ 1 ] on the deep , and seem to fear the blaft . But ...
... eyes burning with joy in the fight . Whither is the foul of battle fled ? Our fathers never feared . — Go : view the fettling fea : the ftormy wind is laid . The billows ftill tremble [ 1 ] on the deep , and seem to fear the blaft . But ...
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... eyes . Where is the daughter of Rumar ? But they anfwered not . - My peace dwells on Ardven , son of the diftant land ! TOSCAR . And Cuthona shall return to her peace ; to the halls of generous Conlath . He is the friend of Tofcar : I ...
... eyes . Where is the daughter of Rumar ? But they anfwered not . - My peace dwells on Ardven , son of the diftant land ! TOSCAR . And Cuthona shall return to her peace ; to the halls of generous Conlath . He is the friend of Tofcar : I ...
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... aras , trajectaque pectora ferro Nudavit.- VIRGI -the ghost appears Of her unhappy lord ; the spectre ftares , And with erected eyes his bloody bosom bares , DRYDEN . ― Mora dies . The vifion grows dim on my Av Α Ρ Ο Ε Μ . و.
... aras , trajectaque pectora ferro Nudavit.- VIRGI -the ghost appears Of her unhappy lord ; the spectre ftares , And with erected eyes his bloody bosom bares , DRYDEN . ― Mora dies . The vifion grows dim on my Av Α Ρ Ο Ε Μ . و.
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... eye of pride , and takes his father's fword . Ye have fed over your fields , fons of the distant land ! Such were the words of the bards , when they came to Selma's hall . A thousand lights ( 1 ) from the stranger's land rofe , in the ...
... eye of pride , and takes his father's fword . Ye have fed over your fields , fons of the distant land ! Such were the words of the bards , when they came to Selma's hall . A thousand lights ( 1 ) from the stranger's land rofe , in the ...
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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