The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed dissertations on the era and poems of Ossian, Volume 11805 |
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... heath of Lena , near a mountain called Cromleach , in Ulster . All that can be said of the translation is , that it is literal , and that simplicity is studied . The arrangement of the words in the original is imitated , and the inver ...
... heath of Lena , near a mountain called Cromleach , in Ulster . All that can be said of the translation is , that it is literal , and that simplicity is studied . The arrangement of the words in the original is imitated , and the inver ...
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... heath to another , as suited best with their conve- nience or inclination . They were not therefore im- properly called , by their neighbours , SCUITE , or the wandering nation ; which is evidently the origin of the Roman name of Scoti ...
... heath to another , as suited best with their conve- nience or inclination . They were not therefore im- properly called , by their neighbours , SCUITE , or the wandering nation ; which is evidently the origin of the Roman name of Scoti ...
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... heaths and im- passable mountains , form the face of the Highlands . In these vallies the chiefs fixed their residence . Round them , and almost within sight of their dwellings , were the habitations of their relations and dependents ...
... heaths and im- passable mountains , form the face of the Highlands . In these vallies the chiefs fixed their residence . Round them , and almost within sight of their dwellings , were the habitations of their relations and dependents ...
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... heaths of Cale- donia . That honour which nations derive from ances- tors , worthy or renowned , is merely ideal . It may buoy up the minds of individuals , but it contributes very little to their importance in the eyes of others , But ...
... heaths of Cale- donia . That honour which nations derive from ances- tors , worthy or renowned , is merely ideal . It may buoy up the minds of individuals , but it contributes very little to their importance in the eyes of others , But ...
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... heath , the thistle with its beard , are the chief ornaments of his landscapes . " The desart , " says Fingal , " is enough to me , with all its woods and deer . " The circle of ideas and transactions , is no wider than suits such an ...
... heath , the thistle with its beard , are the chief ornaments of his landscapes . " The desart , " says Fingal , " is enough to me , with all its woods and deer . " The circle of ideas and transactions , is no wider than suits such an ...
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Page 120 - The other contains a short, but exquisitely tender image, accompanied with the finest poetical painting. " The " music of Carril was like the memory of joys that " are past, pleasant and mournful to the soul.
Page 123 - The land through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it, are men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Page 121 - The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters : but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Page 50 - That state, in which human nature shoots wild and free, though unfit for other improvements, certainly encourages the high exertions of fancy and passion.
Page 152 - From the hill I return, O Morna, from the hill of the dark-brown hinds. Three have I slain with my bended yew. Three with my long bounding dogs of the chace.
Page 99 - O gale, it seems to say, I am covered with the drops of heaven? The time of my fading is near, and the blast that shall scatter my leaves. Tomorrow shall the traveller come, he that saw me in my beauty shall come; his eyes will search the field, but they will not find me?
Page 162 - Crugal, or find his lone steps in the heath. I am light as the blast of Cromla, and I move like the shadow of mist. Connal, son of Colgar, I see the dark cloud of death: it hovers over the plains of Lena. The sons of green Erin shall fall. Remove from the field of ghosts.
Page 87 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice...
Page 125 - Where have ye been, ye southern winds ! when the sons of my love were deceived ? But ye have been sporting on plains, pursuing the thistle's beard.
Page 118 - They fell, like three young oaks which stood alone on " the hill. The traveller saw the lovely trees, and " wondered how they grew so lonely. The blast of the " desert came by night, and laid their green heads low. " Next day he returned; but they were withered, and the