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Pagina 7
... idea of a superior being . Hence it is , that in the darkest times , and amongst the most barbarous nations , the very populace themselves had some faint notion , at least , of a divinity . It would be doing injustice to Ossian , who ...
... idea of a superior being . Hence it is , that in the darkest times , and amongst the most barbarous nations , the very populace themselves had some faint notion , at least , of a divinity . It would be doing injustice to Ossian , who ...
Pagina 11
... ideas enlarged , by being ini- tiated in the learning of that celebrated order . They could form a perfect hero in their own minds , and as- cribe that character to their prince . The inferior chiefs made this ideal character the model ...
... ideas enlarged , by being ini- tiated in the learning of that celebrated order . They could form a perfect hero in their own minds , and as- cribe that character to their prince . The inferior chiefs made this ideal character the model ...
Pagina 14
... ideas so confined to the most early state of society , that it was thought they had not enough of variety to please a polished age . This was long the opinion of the translator of the following collection ; and though he admired the po ...
... ideas so confined to the most early state of society , that it was thought they had not enough of variety to please a polished age . This was long the opinion of the translator of the following collection ; and though he admired the po ...
Pagina 17
... idea of exalted manners from the Greek and Roman writers , they scarcely ever afterwards have the fortitude to allow any dignity of character to any other ancient people . Without derogating from the fame of Greece and Rome , we may ...
... idea of exalted manners from the Greek and Roman writers , they scarcely ever afterwards have the fortitude to allow any dignity of character to any other ancient people . Without derogating from the fame of Greece and Rome , we may ...
Pagina 27
... ideas , or mend their national character . About the year 426 , the Romans , on account of do- mestic commotions , entirely forsook Britain , finding it impossible to defend so distant a frontier . The Picts and Scots , seizing this ...
... ideas , or mend their national character . About the year 426 , the Romans , on account of do- mestic commotions , entirely forsook Britain , finding it impossible to defend so distant a frontier . The Picts and Scots , seizing this ...
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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
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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