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" I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls: and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely... "
The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed ... - Page 6
by Ossian - 1805
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Portugal Illustrated: In a Series of Letters

William Morgan Kinsey - Portugal - 1828 - 648 pages
...Fingal to Clessammor, of the deserted habitation of Moina : — " We have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in...and the voice of the people is heard no more. The thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind ; the fox looked out from the windows,...
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Portugal Illustrated: In a Series of Letters

William Morgan Kinsey - Portugal - 1828 - 630 pages
...to Clessammor, of the deserted habitation of Moina : — • " We have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in...and the voice of the people is heard no more. The thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind ; the fox looked out from the windows,...
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The Christian Spectator

Theology - 1828 - 682 pages
...canvass. As the following : — " I have seen the wallsofBalclutha, but they were desolate. The flames had resounded in the halls, and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha is removed from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely head : the...
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Leçons de rhétorique et de belles-lettres, Volume 3

Hugh Blair - English language - 1830 - 388 pages
...resounded \vithin the halls , « and the voice of the people is now heard no more. « The stream of Elutha was removed from its place by « the fall of the walls ; the thistle shook there its lonely « head; themoss whistled to thewind. Thefoxlooked « out of the window; the rank grass waved round his « head....
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An Abridgment of Elements of Criticism

Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1831 - 328 pages
...they shake themselves to pieces. I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The flame had resounded in the halls ; and the voice of the...thistle shook there its lonely head : the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : and the rank grass of the wall waved round his head....
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Guide to the Romantic Scenery of Loch-Lomond, Loch-Ketturin, the Trosachs, &c

1831 - 62 pages
...thus beautifully described by Carthon, its owner: " I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they are desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls, and...from its place by the fall of the walls. The thistle shakes there its lonely head. The fox looks out from the windows, the rank grass of the wall waves...
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Dr. Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric: Abridged. With Questions

Hugh Blair - English language - 1831 - 284 pages
...but they were desolate. The fire had resounded within the halls ; and the voice of the people is now heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from...thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out of the window ; the rank grass waved round his head. Desolate is the...
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Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres: Chiefly from the Kectures of Dr. Blair

Hugh Blair, Abraham Mills - English language - 1832 - 378 pages
...but they were desolate. The fire had resounded within the halls ; and the voice of the people is now heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from...thistle shook there its lonely head ; the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out of the window ; the rank grass waived round his head. Desolate is the...
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An Abridgment of Lectures on Rhetoric: ... with Appropriate Questions to ...

Hugh Blair - Rhetoric - 1832 - 242 pages
...but they were desolate. The fire had resounded within the halls; and the voice of the people is now heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from...walls; the thistle shook there its lonely head; the mosa whistled to the wind. The fox looked out of .the window; the rank grass waved round his head....
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Early Discipline Illustrated; Or, The Infant System Progressing and Successful

Samuel Wilderspin - Child development - 1832 - 292 pages
...! It is supposed by some to be the Balclutha of Ossian : — " I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in...voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of the Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook here its lonely head...
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