Works of Ossian: Vol. IV.1783 |
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... chief of Dutha at the dark - rolling ftream of Duvranna *** ) . Why doft thou not rush , fon * ) The behaviour of Gaul , throughout this poem , is that of a hero in the molt exalted fenfe . The modesty of Offian , concerning his own ...
... chief of Dutha at the dark - rolling ftream of Duvranna *** ) . Why doft thou not rush , fon * ) The behaviour of Gaul , throughout this poem , is that of a hero in the molt exalted fenfe . The modesty of Offian , concerning his own ...
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... chief of Dutha ; for I behold the stately fteps of Offi- an . His fame is worthy of my steel ; let him fight with Lathmon , The noble Sulmath came . I rejoiced in the words of the king . I raised the fhield on my arm ; and Gaul placed ...
... chief of Dutha ; for I behold the stately fteps of Offi- an . His fame is worthy of my steel ; let him fight with Lathmon , The noble Sulmath came . I rejoiced in the words of the king . I raised the fhield on my arm ; and Gaul placed ...
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... chief , and ftretched his buckler before my fword ; when it defcended , in a ftream of light , over the king of Dunlathmon . Lathmon beheld the fon of Morni , and the tear started from his eye . He threw the fword of his fathers on the ...
... chief , and ftretched his buckler before my fword ; when it defcended , in a ftream of light , over the king of Dunlathmon . Lathmon beheld the fon of Morni , and the tear started from his eye . He threw the fword of his fathers on the ...
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... chief , and her voice was heard . Sleeps the fon of Morni , he that was lo- vely in the eyes of Oithóna ? Sleeps Gaul at the diftant rock , and the daughter of Nuäth low ? The fea rolls round the dark ifle of Tro- máthon ; I fit in my ...
... chief , and her voice was heard . Sleeps the fon of Morni , he that was lo- vely in the eyes of Oithóna ? Sleeps Gaul at the diftant rock , and the daughter of Nuäth low ? The fea rolls round the dark ifle of Tro- máthon ; I fit in my ...
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Vol. IV. do I fit alone , o Gaul , the dark chief of Cu- thal is there . He is there in the rage of his love . And what can Oitbóna do ? A rougher blast rushed through the oak . The dream of night departed . Gaul took his afpen fpear ...
Vol. IV. do I fit alone , o Gaul , the dark chief of Cu- thal is there . He is there in the rage of his love . And what can Oitbóna do ? A rougher blast rushed through the oak . The dream of night departed . Gaul took his afpen fpear ...
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