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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... thousand voices rife . Ye have fled over your fields , ye fons of the diftant land ! The king of the world fits in his hall , and hears of his people's flight . He lifts his red eye of pride , and takes his father's fword . Ye have fed ...
... thousand voices rife . Ye have fled over your fields , ye fons of the diftant land ! The king of the world fits in his hall , and hears of his people's flight . He lifts his red eye of pride , and takes his father's fword . Ye have fed ...
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... thousands , though the valiant are dif- tant far . Stranger ! thy words are mighty , for Clefsammor is alone . Bur my ... thousand spears glittered around . I fought : the ftrangers pre- vailed : I plunged into the ftream of Clutha . My ...
... thousands , though the valiant are dif- tant far . Stranger ! thy words are mighty , for Clefsammor is alone . Bur my ... thousand spears glittered around . I fought : the ftrangers pre- vailed : I plunged into the ftream of Clutha . My ...
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... thousand bards leaned for- ward from their seats , to hear the voice of the king . It was like the music of the harp on the gale of the fpring . Lovely were thy thoughts , O Fingal ! why had not Offian the ftrength of thy foul ? But ...
... thousand bards leaned for- ward from their seats , to hear the voice of the king . It was like the music of the harp on the gale of the fpring . Lovely were thy thoughts , O Fingal ! why had not Offian the ftrength of thy foul ? But ...
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of armies on his fpear . - A thousand shields , at once , are placed on their arms ; and they drew a thousand fwords . The hall of Selma brightened around . The clang of arms afcends . The gray dogs howl in their place . No word is ...
of armies on his fpear . - A thousand shields , at once , are placed on their arms ; and they drew a thousand fwords . The hall of Selma brightened around . The clang of arms afcends . The gray dogs howl in their place . No word is ...
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... thousands moved behind . - Go , with thy fong of peace , faid Fingal ; go , Ullin , to the king of fwords . Tell him that we are mighty in battle ; and that the ghofts of our foes are many . - But renowned are they who have feafted in ...
... thousands moved behind . - Go , with thy fong of peace , faid Fingal ; go , Ullin , to the king of fwords . Tell him that we are mighty in battle ; and that the ghofts of our foes are many . - But renowned are they who have feafted 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