The Poems of Ossian, Volume 2W. Miller, 1805 - Scottish Gaelic poetry |
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... Ullin , the bard , in honour of the dead , introduces the epi- sode of Colgorm and Strina - dona , which concludes this duan . " WHERE art thou , son of the king ? ” said dark - haired Duth - maruno . " Where hast thou failed , young ...
... Ullin , the bard , in honour of the dead , introduces the epi- sode of Colgorm and Strina - dona , which concludes this duan . " WHERE art thou , son of the king ? ” said dark - haired Duth - maruno . " Where hast thou failed , young ...
Page 26
... Ullin of harps , and bade the song to rise . " No falling fire , that is only seen , and then retires in night ; no departing meteor was he that is laid so low . He was like the strong- beaming sun , long rejoicing on his hill . Call ...
... Ullin of harps , and bade the song to rise . " No falling fire , that is only seen , and then retires in night ; no departing meteor was he that is laid so low . He was like the strong- beaming sun , long rejoicing on his hill . Call ...
Page 59
... Ullin , with which the poem opens , is in a lyric measure . It was usual with Fingal , when he re- turned from his expeditions , to send his bards singing before him . This species of triumph is called by Ossian , the song of victory ...
... Ullin , with which the poem opens , is in a lyric measure . It was usual with Fingal , when he re- turned from his expeditions , to send his bards singing before him . This species of triumph is called by Ossian , the song of victory ...
Page 60
... Ullin , when Fingal re- turned from war : when he returned in the fair blushing of youth , with all his heavy locks . His blue arms were on the hero ; like a light cloud on the sun , when he moves in his robes of mist , and shews but ...
... Ullin , when Fingal re- turned from war : when he returned in the fair blushing of youth , with all his heavy locks . His blue arms were on the hero ; like a light cloud on the sun , when he moves in his robes of mist , and shews but ...
Page 61
... Ullin , Mi- nona , graceful at the harp ! raise the tale of Shil- ric , to please the king of Morven . Let Vinvela come in her beauty , like the showery bow , when it shews its lovely head on the lake , and the set- ting sun is bright ...
... Ullin , Mi- nona , graceful at the harp ! raise the tale of Shil- ric , to please the king of Morven . Let Vinvela come in her beauty , like the showery bow , when it shews its lovely head on the lake , and the set- ting sun is bright ...
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Annir arms arose art thou Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood breast Cairbar Carril Carthon cave chace chief Clessammor clouds Clutha Colmal Comala Comhal Connal Crimora Croma Crugal Cuthullin Dargo dark dark-brown daugh daughter Daura death distant dost thou Duchomar Dunthalmo Duth-carmor dwelling echoing Erin eyes fame father feast feeble fell Fingal fled friends Frothal Gaul ghosts gloomy grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heroes Hidallan hill king lift Lochlin Loda maid Malvina meteor midst mighty mist Moina moon Morna Morni Morven mossy mournful night Oithona Oscar Ossian poem race raised Rathmor renowned rise roar rock rolled rose rushed sails Scandinavia Selma shield sigh song sons soul sound spear Starno steel stood storm strangers stream sun-beam Swaran sword tears thee tomb Torman tree trembling Trenmor Ullin vale voice warriors waves white-bosomed winds youth