The Poems of Ossian, Volume 2W. Miller, 1805 - Scottish Gaelic poetry |
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Page 8
... echoing shields . Each takes his hill , by night ; at intervals , they darkly stand . Unequal bursts the hum of songs , be- tween the roaring wind ! Broad over them rose the moon ! In his arms , came tall Duth - maruno ; he from Croma ...
... echoing shields . Each takes his hill , by night ; at intervals , they darkly stand . Unequal bursts the hum of songs , be- tween the roaring wind ! Broad over them rose the moon ! In his arms , came tall Duth - maruno ; he from Croma ...
Page 9
... echoing woods , the ocean is rolling near . My son looks on screaming sea - fowl , a young wanderer on the field . Give the head of a boar to Can - dona * , runo . * Cean - daona , head of the people , the son of Duth - ma- He became ...
... echoing woods , the ocean is rolling near . My son looks on screaming sea - fowl , a young wanderer on the field . Give the head of a boar to Can - dona * , runo . * Cean - daona , head of the people , the son of Duth - ma- He became ...
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... echoing strokes are mixed . Shadowy death flies over the hosts . They were clouds of hail , with squally winds in their skirts . Their showers are roaring together . Below them swells the dark - rolling deep . Strife of gloomy U ...
... echoing strokes are mixed . Shadowy death flies over the hosts . They were clouds of hail , with squally winds in their skirts . Their showers are roaring together . Below them swells the dark - rolling deep . Strife of gloomy U ...
Page 25
... echoing isles ! " He drew an arrow from his side ! He fell pale , in a land unknown . His soul came forth to his fathers , to their stormy isle . There they pursued boars of mist , along the skirts of winds . The family of Duth - maruno ...
... echoing isles ! " He drew an arrow from his side ! He fell pale , in a land unknown . His soul came forth to his fathers , to their stormy isle . There they pursued boars of mist , along the skirts of winds . The family of Duth - maruno ...
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... echoing hall . They came to woo the maid , the stately huntress of Tormoth wild . But thou lookest careless from thy steps , high - bo- somed Strina - dona ! If on the heath she moved , her breast was whiter than the down of Cana * ; if ...
... echoing hall . They came to woo the maid , the stately huntress of Tormoth wild . But thou lookest careless from thy steps , high - bo- somed Strina - dona ! If on the heath she moved , her breast was whiter than the down of Cana * ; if ...
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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