The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 3J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 |
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... thou seen the warrior ? faid Cairbar with a figh . Are his heroes many on the coaft ? Lifts he the fpear of battle ? Or comes the king in peace ? : In peace he comes not , Cairbar . I have feen his forward fpear ( 1 ) . It is a meteor ...
... thou seen the warrior ? faid Cairbar with a figh . Are his heroes many on the coaft ? Lifts he the fpear of battle ? Or comes the king in peace ? : In peace he comes not , Cairbar . I have feen his forward fpear ( 1 ) . It is a meteor ...
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... thou feeble man , faid Foldath in gloomy wrath : fly to the grey ftreams of thy land , fon of the little foul ! Have not I feen that Ofcar ? I beheld the chief in war . He is of the mighty in danger : but there are others who lift the ...
... thou feeble man , faid Foldath in gloomy wrath : fly to the grey ftreams of thy land , fon of the little foul ! Have not I feen that Ofcar ? I beheld the chief in war . He is of the mighty in danger : but there are others who lift the ...
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... Thou , red - hair'd Olla , take the harp of the king . Go to Ofcar chief of fwords , and bid him to our feast . To - day we feaft and hear the fong ; to - morrow break the fpears . Tell him that I have raised the tomb of Cathol ( 1 ) ...
... Thou , red - hair'd Olla , take the harp of the king . Go to Ofcar chief of fwords , and bid him to our feast . To - day we feaft and hear the fong ; to - morrow break the fpears . Tell him that I have raised the tomb of Cathol ( 1 ) ...
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... 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 before Cairbar ...
... 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 before Cairbar ...
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... thou fallen , Oscar , in the midst of thy courfe ? the heart of the aged beats over thee ! He fees thy coming wars . The wars which ought to come he fees , but they are cut off from thy fame . When shall joy dwell at Selma ? When shall ...
... thou fallen , Oscar , in the midst of thy courfe ? the heart of the aged beats over thee ! He fees thy coming wars . The wars which ought to come he fees , but they are cut off from thy fame . When shall joy dwell at Selma ? When shall ...
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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