The Poems of Ossian: To which are Prefixed a Preliminary Discourse and Dissertation on the Aera and Poems of OssianCrosby, 1862 - 492 pages |
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Page 136
... hill , where , according to the custom of those princes , he surveyed the battle . Observe how this critical event is wrought up by the poet . " Wide - spreading over echoing Lubar , the flight of Bolga is rolled along . Fillan hung ...
... hill , where , according to the custom of those princes , he surveyed the battle . Observe how this critical event is wrought up by the poet . " Wide - spreading over echoing Lubar , the flight of Bolga is rolled along . Fillan hung ...
Page 142
... hill ; " and all the natural objects around him seem to carry the presages of death . " The thistle shakes its beard to the wind . The flower hangs its heavy head ; it seems to say , I am covered with the drops of heaven ; the time of ...
... hill ; " and all the natural objects around him seem to carry the presages of death . " The thistle shakes its beard to the wind . The flower hangs its heavy head ; it seems to say , I am covered with the drops of heaven ; the time of ...
Page 157
... the vale . " A ghost , slowly vanishing , to " mist that melts by degrees on the sunny hill . " Sairbar , after his treacherous assassination of Oscar , is وو • Twe compared to a pestilential fog . " I 14 ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 151.
... the vale . " A ghost , slowly vanishing , to " mist that melts by degrees on the sunny hill . " Sairbar , after his treacherous assassination of Oscar , is وو • Twe compared to a pestilential fog . " I 14 ON THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 151.
Page 160
... hills , towards each other approached the heroes . As two dark streams from high rocks meet and mix , and roar on the plains ; loud , rough , and dark in bat- tle , meet Lochlin and Inisfail . Chief mixed his strokes with chief , and ...
... hills , towards each other approached the heroes . As two dark streams from high rocks meet and mix , and roar on the plains ; loud , rough , and dark in bat- tle , meet Lochlin and Inisfail . Chief mixed his strokes with chief , and ...
Page 165
... hill of roes ; to the face of the blue and still lake . Two similes on this subject I shall quote , be- cause they would do honor to any of the most cele brated classics . The one is : " Sit thou on the heath , O bard ! and let us hear ...
... hill of roes ; to the face of the blue and still lake . Two similes on this subject I shall quote , be- cause they would do honor to any of the most cele brated classics . The one is : " Sit thou on the heath , O bard ! and let us hear ...
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arms arose art thou Atha Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood blue streams breast Cairbar Calmar car-borne Carril Carthon Cathmor cave chief cloud Clutha Comala Cona Connal Cormac Cromla Cuthullin dark daughter death distant dost thou dwelling echoing Erin eyes fall fame fathers feast feeble fell field Fillan Fingal fled Foldath friends Gaul ghosts gleaming gray grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heaven heroes hill Iliad Ireland king of Morven king of swords Lego lift light Lochlin maid midst mighty mist moon Morni mossy mournful Nathos night Oscar Ossian poems poet poetry race raised renown rise roar rock rolled rose rushed Selma shield side sigh silent song sons soul sound spear Starno steel steps stood storm strangers stream Swaran sword tears Temora thee tomb Trenmor Ullin Uthal vale voice warriors waves wind youth