The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 3J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 |
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Page xxxi
... circumstances , which regard its connection of old with the fouth and north of Britain are prefented to us , in feveral episodes . The fubject and catastrophe of the poem are founded upon facts , which regarded the first peopling of ...
... circumstances , which regard its connection of old with the fouth and north of Britain are prefented to us , in feveral episodes . The fubject and catastrophe of the poem are founded upon facts , which regarded the first peopling of ...
Page xxxv
... circumstance of this nature tends more to decide which is the most antient nation , than the united teftimonies of a whole legion of ignorant bards and fenachies , who , perhaps , never dreamed of bringing the Scots from Spain to ...
... circumstance of this nature tends more to decide which is the most antient nation , than the united teftimonies of a whole legion of ignorant bards and fenachies , who , perhaps , never dreamed of bringing the Scots from Spain to ...
Page 143
... circumstances delivered by the poet himself , about the defcent of Cath- mor from the hill , whereon he fat to behold the battle , he puts the narration in the mouth of Fin- gal . The relation acquires importance from the character of ...
... circumstances delivered by the poet himself , about the defcent of Cath- mor from the hill , whereon he fat to behold the battle , he puts the narration in the mouth of Fin- gal . The relation acquires importance from the character of ...
Page 154
... circumstances calculated to imprefs an awful idea on the mind . Offian is moft fuccefsful in his night- defcriptions . Dark images suited the melancholy temper of his mind . His poems were all compofed after the active part of his life ...
... circumstances calculated to imprefs an awful idea on the mind . Offian is moft fuccefsful in his night- defcriptions . Dark images suited the melancholy temper of his mind . His poems were all compofed after the active part of his life ...
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againſt amidſt antient arife army arofe art thou Atha bards battle beam behold bending blaft Caël Cairbar Caledonians Carril Cathmor chief circumftance Clatho Clono cloud compofitions Conar Cormac courfe courſe Crothar Cuchullin dark darkneſs daugh death defart defcended epifode Erin eyes faid fame father feaft fecret feem fent Ferad-artho fide field filent Fillan Fingal Fion Firbolg firft firſt Foldath fome fong foul fpear fpirit fteel fteps ftill ftood ftrangers ftreams ftrength ftrife fword Gaul ghofts gleaming grey harp hear heard heath hero hill himſelf hoft Inis-huna Irish king of Ireland Larthon lift Lubar Lumon Malthos mift miſt moffy Moi-lena Moma Mora Morni Morven moſt night Ofcar Offian paffage perfon Picts pleaſant poem poet poffeffed raiſed reft renowned rife rock roes rofe rolled Scots shield ſteps Strutha Sul-malla Temora thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflation Trenmor Ullin vale voice warriors waves winds