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 59
... race of men . Conscious of their own antiquity , they long despised others , as a new and mix- ed people . As they lived in a country only fit for pas ture , they were free from that toil and business which engross the attention of a ...
... race of men . Conscious of their own antiquity , they long despised others , as a new and mix- ed people . As they lived in a country only fit for pas ture , they were free from that toil and business which engross the attention of a ...
Page 61
... race from the rest of the Britons , and that they received their name upon that account . This opinion , say they , is supported by Tacitus , who , from several circumstances , concludes that the Cale- donians were of German extraction ...
... race from the rest of the Britons , and that they received their name upon that account . This opinion , say they , is supported by Tacitus , who , from several circumstances , concludes that the Cale- donians were of German extraction ...
Page 62
... race of men , lived by feeding of cattle , and what they killed in hunting . Their employment did not fix them to one place . They removed from one heath to ano- ther , as suited best with their convenience or inclina- tion . They were ...
... race of men , lived by feeding of cattle , and what they killed in hunting . Their employment did not fix them to one place . They removed from one heath to ano- ther , as suited best with their convenience or inclina- tion . They were ...
Page 63
... race from the Scots , their language of course would be different . The contrary is the case . The names of places in the Pictish dominions , and the very names of their kings , which are handed down to us , are of Galic original ...
... race from the Scots , their language of course would be different . The contrary is the case . The names of places in the Pictish dominions , and the very names of their kings , which are handed down to us , are of Galic original ...
Page 65
... race of Conar . To Conar succeeded his son Cormac , who appears to have reigned long . In his latter days he seems to have been driven to the last extremity by an insurrec- tion of the Firbolg , who supported the pretensions of the ...
... race of Conar . To Conar succeeded his son Cormac , who appears to have reigned long . In his latter days he seems to have been driven to the last extremity by an insurrec- tion of the Firbolg , who supported the pretensions of the ...
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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