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... mighty reputa- tion among the people . The esteem of the populace soon increased into a veneration for the order ; which a cunning and ambitious tribe of men took care to im- prove , to such a degree , that they , in a manner , in ...
... mighty reputa- tion among the people . The esteem of the populace soon increased into a veneration for the order ; which a cunning and ambitious tribe of men took care to im- prove , to such a degree , that they , in a manner , in ...
Pagina 58
... mighty Odin , no brave 66 man laments death . I come not with the voice of " despair to Odin's hall . How eagerly would all the sons of Aslauga now rush to war , did they know the " distress of their father , whom a multitude of venom ...
... mighty Odin , no brave 66 man laments death . I come not with the voice of " despair to Odin's hall . How eagerly would all the sons of Aslauga now rush to war , did they know the " distress of their father , whom a multitude of venom ...
Pagina 59
... mighty people , altogether distinct from the Goths and Teutones , once extended their dominion over all the west of Europe ; but seem to have had their most full and complete es- tablishment in Gaul . Wherever the Celta or Gauls are ...
... mighty people , altogether distinct from the Goths and Teutones , once extended their dominion over all the west of Europe ; but seem to have had their most full and complete es- tablishment in Gaul . Wherever the Celta or Gauls are ...
Pagina 87
... mighty son . A cloud , like the steed of " the stranger , supported his airy limbs . His robe is " of the mist of Lano , that brings death to the people . " His sword is a green meteor half extinguished . His " face is without form ...
... mighty son . A cloud , like the steed of " the stranger , supported his airy limbs . His robe is " of the mist of Lano , that brings death to the people . " His sword is a green meteor half extinguished . His " face is without form ...
Pagina 105
... mighty " chiefs . Each marked the eyes of the king ; and half " assumed his spear . " 46 It has been objected to Ossian , that his descriptions of military actions are imperfect , and much less diver- sified by circumstances than those ...
... mighty " chiefs . Each marked the eyes of the king ; and half " assumed his spear . " 46 It has been objected to Ossian , that his descriptions of military actions are imperfect , and much less diver- sified by circumstances than those ...
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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