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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... midst of his ruftling hall ? Sleeps Offian in his hall , and his friends without their fame ? The fea rolls round the dark I - thona ( 1 ) , and our > " neral fong over their tombs . The ghost of Conlath came , long after to Offian to ...
... midst of his ruftling hall ? Sleeps Offian in his hall , and his friends without their fame ? The fea rolls round the dark I - thona ( 1 ) , and our > " neral fong over their tombs . The ghost of Conlath came , long after to Offian to ...
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... midst of his fame ? Such was the renown of Comhal in the battles of his youth . Often did we pafs over Carun to the land of the ftrangers : our fwords returned , not unftained with blood : nor did the kings of the world re- joice . Why ...
... midst of his fame ? Such was the renown of Comhal in the battles of his youth . Often did we pafs over Carun to the land of the ftrangers : our fwords returned , not unftained with blood : nor did the kings of the world re- joice . Why ...
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... midst of my father's hall ! I was and knew young , not the cause why the virgins wept . The co- lumns of fmoke pleafed mine eye , when they rofe above my walls ; I often looked back , with gladnefs , when my friends fled along the hill ...
... midst of my father's hall ! I was and knew young , not the cause why the virgins wept . The co- lumns of fmoke pleafed mine eye , when they rofe above my walls ; I often looked back , with gladnefs , when my friends fled along the hill ...
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... midst of his course , before his fame shall arife ? But the bard , hereafter , may fay , when he fees the tomb of Carthon ; Fingal took his thousands , along with him , to battle , before the noble Carthon fell . - No : -bard of the ...
... midst of his course , before his fame shall arife ? But the bard , hereafter , may fay , when he fees the tomb of Carthon ; Fingal took his thousands , along with him , to battle , before the noble Carthon fell . - No : -bard of the ...
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... oak at their fefti- vals ; it was called the trunk of the feaft . Time had fo much confecrated the custom , that the vulgar thought it a kind of facrilege to disuse it . : the midst of my courfe . A foreign tomb 34 CARTHON :
... oak at their fefti- vals ; it was called the trunk of the feaft . Time had fo much confecrated the custom , that the vulgar thought it a kind of facrilege to disuse it . : the midst of my courfe . A foreign tomb 34 CARTHON :
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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