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 19
... first beheld the maid ; the white bo- fomed daughter of strangers , Moina ( 1 ) with the dark - blue eyes ! : Tell , faid the mighty Fingal , the tale of Freed from his keepers , thus with broken reins , The wanton courfer prances o'er ...
... first beheld the maid ; the white bo- fomed daughter of strangers , Moina ( 1 ) with the dark - blue eyes ! : Tell , faid the mighty Fingal , the tale of Freed from his keepers , thus with broken reins , The wanton courfer prances o'er ...
Page 51
... . Small is their knowledge , ( 1 ) See Calmar's fpeech , in the first book of Fingal . ( 2 ) See Cuchullin's reply to Connal , concerning Crugal's ghost , Fing , b . 2 . and weak their hands ; their dwelling is in the Cij A POEM . St.
... . Small is their knowledge , ( 1 ) See Calmar's fpeech , in the first book of Fingal . ( 2 ) See Cuchullin's reply to Connal , concerning Crugal's ghost , Fing , b . 2 . and weak their hands ; their dwelling is in the Cij A POEM . St.
Page 55
... first century . -The tranflator has given his reafons for fixing him in the third , in the differtation which is prefixed to this collection . In other particulars the accounts of Keating and O'Flaherty coincide pretty nearly with ...
... first century . -The tranflator has given his reafons for fixing him in the third , in the differtation which is prefixed to this collection . In other particulars the accounts of Keating and O'Flaherty coincide pretty nearly with ...
Page 63
... first of Erin's ( 1 ) Nathos fignifies youthful , Ailthos , exquisite beauty , Ardan , pride . ( 2 ) Cairbar , who murdered Cormac king of Ire- Iand , and ufurped the throne . He was afterwards killed by Ofcar the fon of Offian in a ...
... first of Erin's ( 1 ) Nathos fignifies youthful , Ailthos , exquisite beauty , Ardan , pride . ( 2 ) Cairbar , who murdered Cormac king of Ire- Iand , and ufurped the throne . He was afterwards killed by Ofcar the fon of Offian in a ...
Page 81
... first , and the Some crowded fighs of his bofom rose . - of my heroes are low , faid the gray - haired king of Morven . I hear the found of death on the harp of my fon . Offian , touch the founding ftring ; bid the forrow rife ; that ...
... first , and the Some crowded fighs of his bofom rose . - of my heroes are low , faid the gray - haired king of Morven . I hear the found of death on the harp of my fon . Offian , touch the founding ftring ; bid the forrow rife ; that ...
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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