 I was a lovely tree in thy presence, Oscar, with all my branches round me : but thy death came like a blast from the desert, and laid my green head low : the spring returned with its showers, but no leaf of mine arose.  The Poems of Ossian - Page 1121839 - 413 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Hugh Blair - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1763 - 94 pages
...tender, that I cannot forbear giving it a place alfo. " I was a " lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar! with all my branches round " me.. But thy death came, like a blaft from the defert, and laid <c my green head low. The fpring returned with its fhowers; but " no... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...of the eaft : my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree jn thy prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me : but thy death came like a blaft from the defert, and laid my green head low ; the fpring returned with its fhowers, but no leaf... | |
 | 1765 - 520 pages
...tender, that I cannot forbear giving it a place alfo. " I was a lovely tree in thy " prefence, Ofear! with all my branches round '* me. But thy death came, like a blaft from the " defc-rt, and laid my green head low. The fpring " returned with its fhowers; but no... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...of the eaft : my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me ; but thy death came like a blaft from the delert, and laid my green head low ; the fpring returned with its fhowers, but no leaf... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1774 - 668 pages
...the eaft, my tears defcend with " the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar, " with all my branches round me; but thy death came like a " blaft from the defert, and laid my green head low : the fpring ** returned with its fhowers, but... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1778 - 532 pages
...eaft, my tears defcend with the drops of " the night. 1 was a lovely tree in thy prefeuce, ** Ofcar, with all my branches round me : but thy " death came like a blaft from the defert, and laid " my green head low : the fpring returned with its 11 fhowers, but... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1778 - 550 pages
...eaft, my tears defcend with the drops of " the night. 1 was a lovely tree in thy prefence, " Ofcar, with all my branches round me : but thy " death came like a blaft from the defert, and laid" " my green head low : the fpring returned with its " fhowers, but... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 590 pages
...of the eaft : my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me : but thy death came like a blaft from the defert, and laid my green head low : the fpring returned with its fbowers, but no leaf... | |
 | Ossian - 1790 - 446 pages
...eaft ; my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely lovely tree, in thy prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me ; but thy death came like a blaft from the defert, and laid my green head low. The fpring returned with its mowers ; no leaf of... | |
 | Sir Richard Joseph Sullivan (bart.) - Philosophy - 1794 - 464 pages
...Anc. Chiv. Oscar, is exquisitely tender. " I was a lovely tree in thy presence, Oscar ! with all m$ branches round me. But, thy death came, like a blast from the desart, and laid my green head low. The spring returned with its showers ยป but, no leaf of mine arose,"... | |
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