The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 3J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 |
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Page xxxvii
... streams . Cromleach and Crommal were two moun- tains in the neighbourhood of one another , in Uifter , and the river Lubar ran through the intermediate valley . The property of fuch a monster as this Fion , I should never have difputed ...
... streams . Cromleach and Crommal were two moun- tains in the neighbourhood of one another , in Uifter , and the river Lubar ran through the intermediate valley . The property of fuch a monster as this Fion , I should never have difputed ...
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... stream is both drew their ideas . It is from this confideration that I have avoided , in this volume , to give parallel paffages from other authors , as I had done , in fome of my notes , on the former collection of Offian's poems . It ...
... stream is both drew their ideas . It is from this confideration that I have avoided , in this volume , to give parallel paffages from other authors , as I had done , in fome of my notes , on the former collection of Offian's poems . It ...
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... streams rolled down the blood of his foes . His fame filled green Erin , like a pleasant gale . The nations gathered in Ullin , and they bleffed the king of the race of their fathers , from the land of hinds . ( 1 ) Conar , the firft ...
... streams rolled down the blood of his foes . His fame filled green Erin , like a pleasant gale . The nations gathered in Ullin , and they bleffed the king of the race of their fathers , from the land of hinds . ( 1 ) Conar , the firft ...
Page 46
... streams . When peace returned to the land , and his blue waves bore the king to Morven : then he remembered his fon , and poured the filent tear . Thrice did the bards , at the cave of Furmóno , call the foul of Colgar . They called him ...
... streams . When peace returned to the land , and his blue waves bore the king to Morven : then he remembered his fon , and poured the filent tear . Thrice did the bards , at the cave of Furmóno , call the foul of Colgar . They called him ...
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Abashed the bard finks back in night : retired , he bends above a stream . His thoughts are on the days of Atha , when Cathmor heard his fong with joy . His tears come rolling down the winds are in his beard . : Erin fleeps around . No ...
Abashed the bard finks back in night : retired , he bends above a stream . His thoughts are on the days of Atha , when Cathmor heard his fong with joy . His tears come rolling down the winds are in his beard . : Erin fleeps around . No ...
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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