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Pagina 9
... death , and with schemes to supplant his bro . ther Geta . He scarcely had entered the enemy's coun- try , when news was brought him that Severus was dead . A sudden peace was patched up with the Caledonians , and , as it appears from ...
... death , and with schemes to supplant his bro . ther Geta . He scarcely had entered the enemy's coun- try , when news was brought him that Severus was dead . A sudden peace was patched up with the Caledonians , and , as it appears from ...
Pagina 10
... death of Fingal , the son of Comhal , in the year 283 , and that of Oscar and their own celebrated Cairbar , in the year 296 . Some people - may imagine , that the allusions to the Roman history might have been industriously inserted ...
... death of Fingal , the son of Comhal , in the year 283 , and that of Oscar and their own celebrated Cairbar , in the year 296 . Some people - may imagine , that the allusions to the Roman history might have been industriously inserted ...
Pagina 25
... death of Cormac , the son of Artho . I forbear to transcribe the passage on account of its length . [ Book VII . ] It is the song of Fonar , the bard , towards the latter end of the seventh book of Temora . As the generations from ...
... death of Cormac , the son of Artho . I forbear to transcribe the passage on account of its length . [ Book VII . ] It is the song of Fonar , the bard , towards the latter end of the seventh book of Temora . As the generations from ...
Pagina 38
... death of Fingal in the year 286 , yet his son Ossian is made cotemporary with St Patrick , who preached the gospel , in Ireland , about the middle of the fifth age . Ossian , though at that time he must have been two hundred and fifty ...
... death of Fingal in the year 286 , yet his son Ossian is made cotemporary with St Patrick , who preached the gospel , in Ireland , about the middle of the fifth age . Ossian , though at that time he must have been two hundred and fifty ...
Pagina 39
... be named . " The next poem that falls under our observation ' Cath - cabhra , ' or The Death of Oscar . This piece founded on the same story which we have in the fi book of Temora , So little thought the author of THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 39.
... be named . " The next poem that falls under our observation ' Cath - cabhra , ' or The Death of Oscar . This piece founded on the same story which we have in the fi book of Temora , So little thought the author of THE POEMS OF OSSIAN . 39.
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The Poems of Ossian, Tr. by J. MacPherson. to Which Are Prefixed ... Ossian Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
The Poems of Ossian, Tr. by J. MacPherson. to Which Are Prefixed ... Ossian Geen voorbeeld beschikbaar - 2015 |
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Agandecca ancient Angus Macneil antiquity appears arms bards battle beam beautiful behold blast breast Cairbar Caledonians Calmar Carril cave Celtic chief clouds Comala Cona Connal Cormac Cromla Culdees Cuthullin dark dark-brown daugh daughter death deer desart distant druids echoing epic Erin Erragon eyes fame fathers feast feeble fell Fillan Fingal Fion Firbolg friends Gaul genius ghosts hall hand harp hear heard heath heroes Hidallan Highlands hill Homer Iliad Ireland Irish king of Morven king of swords Lena light Lochlin maid manners meteor mighty mist moon Morna mournful nations night numbers Oscar Ossian pale Picts poems poet poetical poetry race raise renowned rest rise roaring rock rolling Ryno Scotland Scots Semo sentiment shield sigh song sons soul sound spear spirit steel storm strangers stream sublime sun-beam Swaran sword tears Temora thee thou tion tomb Torman translation Trenmor Ullin voice waves wind youth
Populaire passages
Pagina 120 - The other contains a short, but exquisitely tender image, accompanied with the finest poetical painting. " The " music of Carril was like the memory of joys that " are past, pleasant and mournful to the soul.
Pagina 123 - The land through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eateth up the inhabitants thereof; and all the people that we saw in it, are men of a great stature. And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, which come of the giants : and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.
Pagina 121 - The nations shall rush like the rushing of many waters : but God shall rebuke them, and they shall flee far off, and shall be chased as the chaff of the mountains before the wind, and like a rolling thing before the whirlwind.
Pagina 50 - That state, in which human nature shoots wild and free, though unfit for other improvements, certainly encourages the high exertions of fancy and passion.
Pagina 152 - From the hill I return, O Morna, from the hill of the dark-brown hinds. Three have I slain with my bended yew. Three with my long bounding dogs of the chace.
Pagina 99 - O gale, it seems to say, I am covered with the drops of heaven? The time of my fading is near, and the blast that shall scatter my leaves. Tomorrow shall the traveller come, he that saw me in my beauty shall come; his eyes will search the field, but they will not find me?
Pagina 162 - Crugal, or find his lone steps in the heath. I am light as the blast of Cromla, and I move like the shadow of mist. Connal, son of Colgar, I see the dark cloud of death: it hovers over the plains of Lena. The sons of green Erin shall fall. Remove from the field of ghosts.
Pagina 87 - In thoughts from the visions of the night, when deep sleep falleth on men, Fear came upon me, and trembling, which made all my bones to shake. Then a spirit passed before my face; the hair of my flesh stood up: It stood still, but I could not discern the form thereof: an image was before mine eyes, there was silence, and I heard a voice...
Pagina 125 - Where have ye been, ye southern winds ! when the sons of my love were deceived ? But ye have been sporting on plains, pursuing the thistle's beard.
Pagina 118 - They fell, like three young oaks which stood alone on " the hill. The traveller saw the lovely trees, and " wondered how they grew so lonely. The blast of the " desert came by night, and laid their green heads low. " Next day he returned; but they were withered, and the