The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 3J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 |
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... rock , that covers its dark fides with foam . His fpear is like Slimora's fir , that meets the wind of heaven . His shield is marked with the ftrokes of battle ; and his red eye defpifes danger . Thefe and a thousand other chiefs ...
... rock , that covers its dark fides with foam . His fpear is like Slimora's fir , that meets the wind of heaven . His shield is marked with the ftrokes of battle ; and his red eye defpifes danger . Thefe and a thousand other chiefs ...
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... rocks without fear , and overturn the woods . - But let us move in our ftrength , flow as a gathered ( 1 ) The oppofite characters of Foldath and Malth- os are ftrongly marked in fubfequent parts of the poem . They appear always in ...
... rocks without fear , and overturn the woods . - But let us move in our ftrength , flow as a gathered ( 1 ) The oppofite characters of Foldath and Malth- os are ftrongly marked in fubfequent parts of the poem . They appear always in ...
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... rock . And wilt thou not yield the fpear ? replied the rifing pride of Cairbar Are thy words fo mighty , becaufe Fingal is near ? Fingal with aged locks , from Morven's hundred groves ! He has fought with little men . But he muft vanish ...
... rock . And wilt thou not yield the fpear ? replied the rifing pride of Cairbar Are thy words fo mighty , becaufe Fingal is near ? Fingal with aged locks , from Morven's hundred groves ! He has fought with little men . But he muft vanish ...
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red hair behind . He lay , like a shattered rock , which Cromla shakes from its shaggy fide . But never more shall Ofcar rife ! he leans on his boffy shield . His fpear is in his terrible hand : Erin's fons food diftant and dark . Their ...
red hair behind . He lay , like a shattered rock , which Cromla shakes from its shaggy fide . But never more shall Ofcar rife ! he leans on his boffy shield . His fpear is in his terrible hand : Erin's fons food diftant and dark . Their ...
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... rocks on Moi - lena , and have forgot the war , did not the king difperfe his grief , and raise his mighty voice . The chiefs , as new - wakened from dreams , lift up their heads around . How long on Moi - lena shall we weep ; or pour ...
... rocks on Moi - lena , and have forgot the war , did not the king difperfe his grief , and raise his mighty voice . The chiefs , as new - wakened from dreams , lift up their heads around . How long on Moi - lena shall we weep ; or pour ...
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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