The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed dissertations on the era and poems of Ossian, Volumen11805 |
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... race of men carried their notions of martial honour to an extravagant pitch . Any aid given their heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who gave ...
... race of men carried their notions of martial honour to an extravagant pitch . Any aid given their heroes in battle , was thought to derogate from their fame ; and the bards immediately transferred the glory of the action to him who gave ...
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... race of men . Conscious of their own an- tiquity , they long dispised others , as a new and mixed people . As they lived in a country only fit for pas- ture , they were free of that toil and business which engross the attention of a ...
... race of men . Conscious of their own an- tiquity , they long dispised others , as a new and mixed people . As they lived in a country only fit for pas- ture , they were free of that toil and business which engross the attention of a ...
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... race from the rest of the Britons , and that they received their name upon that account . opinion , say they , is supported by Tacitus , who , from several circumstances , concludes that the Caledonians were of German extraction . A ...
... race from the rest of the Britons , and that they received their name upon that account . opinion , say they , is supported by Tacitus , who , from several circumstances , concludes that the Caledonians were of German extraction . A ...
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... race of men , lived by feeding of cattle , and what they had killed in hunting . Their employment did not fix them to one place . They removed from one heath to another , as suited best with their conve- nience or inclination . They ...
... race of men , lived by feeding of cattle , and what they had killed in hunting . Their employment did not fix them to one place . They removed from one heath to another , as suited best with their conve- nience or inclination . They ...
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... 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 Gaelic 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 Gaelic original ...
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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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Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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.
Página 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?
Página 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.
Página 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...
Página 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.
Página 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