The Poems of Ossian, Volume 2W. Miller, 1805 - Scottish Gaelic poetry |
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Page 43
... poem was originally set to mu- sic , and perhaps presented before the chiefs upon so- lemn occasions . Tradition has handed down the sto- ry more complete than it is in the ... poem itself . COMALA : A DRAMATIC POEM . THE PERSONS . MELILCOMA.
... poem was originally set to mu- sic , and perhaps presented before the chiefs upon so- lemn occasions . Tradition has handed down the sto- ry more complete than it is in the ... poem itself . COMALA : A DRAMATIC POEM . THE PERSONS . MELILCOMA.
Page 47
... mania Scotis : Hic spe progressus posita , Caronis ad undam Terminus Ausonii signat divortia regni . BUCHANAN . Hidallan was sent by Fingal to give notice to Co- the path of the king ! Hide his steps from A DRAMATIC POEM . 47.
... mania Scotis : Hic spe progressus posita , Caronis ad undam Terminus Ausonii signat divortia regni . BUCHANAN . Hidallan was sent by Fingal to give notice to Co- the path of the king ! Hide his steps from A DRAMATIC POEM . 47.
Page 48
... He even pretended , that he carried his body from the field to be buried in her pre- sence ; and this circumstance makes it probable , that the poem was presented of old . maid , that I may behold her white arm , 48 COMALA :
... He even pretended , that he carried his body from the field to be buried in her pre- sence ; and this circumstance makes it probable , that the poem was presented of old . maid , that I may behold her white arm , 48 COMALA :
Page 53
... - hold her beauty . Pale she lies at the rock , the cold winds lift her hair . Her bow - string sounds The sequel of the story of Hidallan is introduced in another poem . in the blast , her arrow was broken in her A DRAMATIC POEM . 53.
... - hold her beauty . Pale she lies at the rock , the cold winds lift her hair . Her bow - string sounds The sequel of the story of Hidallan is introduced in another poem . in the blast , her arrow was broken in her A DRAMATIC POEM . 53.
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Annir arms arose art thou Balclutha bards battle beam behold bend blast blood breast Cairbar Carril Carthon cave chace chief Clessammor clouds Clutha Colmal Comala Comhal Connal Crimora Croma Crugal Cuthullin Dargo dark dark-brown daugh daughter Daura death distant dost thou Duchomar Dunthalmo Duth-carmor dwelling echoing Erin eyes fame father feast feeble fell Fingal fled friends Frothal Gaul ghosts gloomy grief hair hall hand harp hear heard heath heroes Hidallan hill king lift Lochlin Loda maid Malvina meteor midst mighty mist Moina moon Morna Morni Morven mossy mournful night Oithona Oscar Ossian poem race raised Rathmor renowned rise roar rock rolled rose rushed sails Scandinavia Selma shield sigh song sons soul sound spear Starno steel stood storm strangers stream sun-beam Swaran sword tears thee tomb Torman tree trembling Trenmor Ullin vale voice warriors waves white-bosomed winds youth