Works of Ossian: Vol. IV.1783 |
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Page 40
... harp in the praife of Oi thóna . The brightnefs of the face of Gaul re- turned . But his figh rofe , at times ; in the midst of his friends , like blafts that fhake their unfre quent wings , after the ftormy winds are laid . : scd ...
... harp in the praife of Oi thóna . The brightnefs of the face of Gaul re- turned . But his figh rofe , at times ; in the midst of his friends , like blafts that fhake their unfre quent wings , after the ftormy winds are laid . : scd ...
Page 45
... harp of joy . The tear was on the cheek of Malvina : the virgins be- held me in my grief . Why art thou fad , they faid ; thou firft of the maids of Lutha ? Was he lovely as the beam of the morning , and ftately in thy fight ? Pleasant ...
... harp of joy . The tear was on the cheek of Malvina : the virgins be- held me in my grief . Why art thou fad , they faid ; thou firft of the maids of Lutha ? Was he lovely as the beam of the morning , and ftately in thy fight ? Pleasant ...
Page 47
... harp is heard ; and joy is in the hall . But it was joy covering a figh , that darkly dwelt in every breaft . It was like the faint beam of the moon spread on a cloud in heaven . At length the mufic ceafed , and the aged king of Croma ...
... harp is heard ; and joy is in the hall . But it was joy covering a figh , that darkly dwelt in every breaft . It was like the faint beam of the moon spread on a cloud in heaven . At length the mufic ceafed , and the aged king of Croma ...
Page 49
... and joy bright-- ened in his foul . The people gather to the hall ; the found of the fhells is heard . Then harps are ftrung ; } five bards advance , and fing , by turns D five A POE М. 49 the youths of Croma: let me meet him, ...
... and joy bright-- ened in his foul . The people gather to the hall ; the found of the fhells is heard . Then harps are ftrung ; } five bards advance , and fing , by turns D five A POE М. 49 the youths of Croma: let me meet him, ...
Page 50
... harp anfwered to their voice . The and * ) Thofe extempore - compofitions were in great re- pute among fucceeding bards . The pieces exftant of that kind fhew more of the good ear , than The of the poetical genius of their authors ...
... harp anfwered to their voice . The and * ) Thofe extempore - compofitions were in great re- pute among fucceeding bards . The pieces exftant of that kind fhew more of the good ear , than The of the poetical genius of their authors ...
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