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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... mournful with tearful eyes . Transient darkness arose in her breast . Her joy was in the chase . Each morning , when doubtful light wandered dimly on Lu- lan's waves , she roused the resounding woods to Gor . mal's head of snow . Nor ...
... mournful with tearful eyes . Transient darkness arose in her breast . Her joy was in the chase . Each morning , when doubtful light wandered dimly on Lu- lan's waves , she roused the resounding woods to Gor . mal's head of snow . Nor ...
Page 151
... mournful , ( daughter of Toscar , and their days are few . " To " give the joy of grief , " gen- crally signifies , to raise the strain of soft and grave music ; ard finely characterizes the taste of Ossian's age and country . In those ...
... mournful , ( daughter of Toscar , and their days are few . " To " give the joy of grief , " gen- crally signifies , to raise the strain of soft and grave music ; ard finely characterizes the taste of Ossian's age and country . In those ...
Page 165
... mournful daughter ? Why did not I pass away in secret , like the flower of the rock , that lifts its fair head unseen and strews its withered leaves on the blast ? " The music of bards , a favorite object with Ossian , is illus- trated ...
... mournful daughter ? Why did not I pass away in secret , like the flower of the rock , that lifts its fair head unseen and strews its withered leaves on the blast ? " The music of bards , a favorite object with Ossian , is illus- trated ...
Page 175
... mournful daughter ? Why did I not pass away in secret , like the flower of the rocks that lifts its fair head unseen , and strews its withered leaves on the plast ? Why didst thou come , O Gaul ! to hear my departing sigh ? --- O , had ...
... mournful daughter ? Why did I not pass away in secret , like the flower of the rocks that lifts its fair head unseen , and strews its withered leaves on the plast ? Why didst thou come , O Gaul ! to hear my departing sigh ? --- O , had ...
Page 177
... Mournful are Tura's walls , and sorrow dwells at Dunscaich . Thy spouse is left alone in her youth ; the son of thy love is alone . He shall come to Bragela , and ask her why she weeps ? He shall lift his eyes to the wall , and see his ...
... Mournful are Tura's walls , and sorrow dwells at Dunscaich . Thy spouse is left alone in her youth ; the son of thy love is alone . He shall come to Bragela , and ask her why she weeps ? He shall lift his eyes to the wall , and see his ...
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