The Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 3J.Fr. Valade and sold by Theophilus Barrois, 1783 |
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to return to - night . My bards wait him with fongs ; my feaft is fpread in Temora . I heard the king in filence . My tears began to flow . I hid them with my aged locks ; but he perceived my grief . Son of Conachar ! he faid , is the ...
to return to - night . My bards wait him with fongs ; my feaft is fpread in Temora . I heard the king in filence . My tears began to flow . I hid them with my aged locks ; but he perceived my grief . Son of Conachar ! he faid , is the ...
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... night , and the fame of Morven ceafe . - I begin to be alone , my fon , and I dread the fall of my renown . The voice of the bards arofe . The king leaned on the shield of Trenmor.- Sleep defcended on his eyes ; his future battles rofe ...
... night , and the fame of Morven ceafe . - I begin to be alone , my fon , and I dread the fall of my renown . The voice of the bards arofe . The king leaned on the shield of Trenmor.- Sleep defcended on his eyes ; his future battles rofe ...
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... night - attack , as the Irish army were fo much fuperior in number to the enemy . The bard Fonar introduces the ftory of Crothar , the ancestor of the king , which throws further light on the hiftory of Ireland , and the original ...
... night - attack , as the Irish army were fo much fuperior in number to the enemy . The bard Fonar introduces the ftory of Crothar , the ancestor of the king , which throws further light on the hiftory of Ireland , and the original ...
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... night ? The chiefs of Morven fleep far - diftant . They have loft no fon . But ye have loft a hero , Chiefs of ftreamy Morven ! Who could equal his ftrength , when battle rolled against his fide , like the darkness of crowded waters ...
... night ? The chiefs of Morven fleep far - diftant . They have loft no fon . But ye have loft a hero , Chiefs of ftreamy Morven ! Who could equal his ftrength , when battle rolled against his fide , like the darkness of crowded waters ...
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from the wind of night . The shield of Fillan ( 1 ) is not heard . I shook for the fon of Fingal . Why should the foe come , by night ; and the dark - haired warrior fail ? Diftant , fuilen murmurs rife like the noise of the lake of ...
from the wind of night . The shield of Fillan ( 1 ) is not heard . I shook for the fon of Fingal . Why should the foe come , by night ; and the dark - haired warrior fail ? Diftant , fuilen murmurs rife like the noise of the lake of ...
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againſt amidſt antient arife army arofe art thou Atha bards battle beam behold bending blaft Caël Cairbar Caledonians Carril Cathmor chief circumftance Clatho Clono cloud compofitions Conar Cormac courfe courſe Crothar Cuchullin dark darkneſs daugh death defart defcended epifode Erin eyes faid fame father feaft fecret feem fent Ferad-artho fide field filent Fillan Fingal Fion Firbolg firft firſt Foldath fome fong foul fpear fpirit fteel fteps ftill ftood ftrangers ftreams ftrength ftrife fword Gaul ghofts gleaming grey harp hear heard heath hero hill himſelf hoft Inis-huna Irish king of Ireland Larthon lift Lubar Lumon Malthos mift miſt moffy Moi-lena Moma Mora Morni Morven moſt night Ofcar Offian paffage perfon Picts pleaſant poem poet poffeffed raiſed reft renowned rife rock roes rofe rolled Scots shield ſteps Strutha Sul-malla Temora thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thro tranflation Trenmor Ullin vale voice warriors waves winds