The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed dissertations on the æra and poems of Ossian, Հատոր 11807 |
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Ossian. ever , form a majority in every age and na- tion . In this country , men of genuine taste abound ; but their still voice is drowned in the clamours of a multitude , who judge by fashion of poetry , as of dress . The truth is , to ...
Ossian. ever , form a majority in every age and na- tion . In this country , men of genuine taste abound ; but their still voice is drowned in the clamours of a multitude , who judge by fashion of poetry , as of dress . The truth is , to ...
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... tion cannot bear the test of a literal ver- sion , it is a counterfeit which ought not to pass current . The operation must , how- ever , be performed with skilful hands . A Translator , who cannot equal his original , is incapable of ...
... tion cannot bear the test of a literal ver- sion , it is a counterfeit which ought not to pass current . The operation must , how- ever , be performed with skilful hands . A Translator , who cannot equal his original , is incapable of ...
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... tion . This emulation continuing , formed at last the general character of the nation , hap- pily compounded of what is noble in barba- rity , and virtuous and generous in a polished people . When virtue in peace , and bravery in war ...
... tion . This emulation continuing , formed at last the general character of the nation , hap- pily compounded of what is noble in barba- rity , and virtuous and generous in a polished people . When virtue in peace , and bravery in war ...
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... tion was not committed to writing , but del vered by oral tradition " . The care they to to have the poems taught to their childre the uninterrupted custom of repeating the upon certain occasions , and the happy meas , of the verse ...
... tion was not committed to writing , but del vered by oral tradition " . The care they to to have the poems taught to their childre the uninterrupted custom of repeating the upon certain occasions , and the happy meas , of the verse ...
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... tion in the state of the island , until Crothar , lord of Atha , a country in Connaught , the most potent chief of the Firbolg , carried away Conlama , the daughter of Cathmin , a chief of the Caël , who possessed Ulster . Conlama had ...
... tion in the state of the island , until Crothar , lord of Atha , a country in Connaught , the most potent chief of the Firbolg , carried away Conlama , the daughter of Cathmin , a chief of the Caël , who possessed Ulster . Conlama had ...
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Էջ 312 - O thou that rollest above, round as the shield of my fathers ! Whence are thy beams, O sun ! thy everlasting light? Thou comest forth, in thy awful beauty; the stars hide themselves in the sky; the moon, cold and pale, sinks in the western wave.
Էջ 425 - It is night ; I am alone, forlorn on the hill of storms. The wind is heard in the mountain. The torrent pours down the rock. No hut receives me from the rain ; forlorn on the hill of winds ! "Rise, moon ! from behind thy clouds.
Էջ 280 - He lifted high his shadowy spear! He bent forward his dreadful height. Fingal, advancing, drew his sword; the blade of dark-brown Luno.* The gleaming path of the steel winds through the gloomy ghost. The form fell shapeless into air, like a column of smoke, which the staff of the boy disturbs, as it rises from the half-extinguished furnace.
Էջ 140 - 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, saying, Shall mortal man be more just than God?
Էջ 206 - Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep, Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie, Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wizard stream. Ay me, I fondly dream ! Had ye been there...
Էջ 423 - OTAR of descending night! fair is thy light in the west ! thou liftest thy unshorn head from thy cloud : thy steps are stately on thy hill. What dost thou behold in the plain? The stormy winds are laid. The murmur of the torrent comes from afar. Roaring waves climb the distant rock.
Էջ 295 - Two stones half sunk in the ground, shew their heads of moss. The deer of the mountain avoids the place, for he beholds a dim ghost standing there.
Էջ 201 - 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.
Էջ 426 - O my brother! my brother! why hast thou slain my Salgar? why, O Salgar! hast thou slain my brother? Dear were ye both to me! what shall I say in your praise? Thou wert fair on the hill among thousands! he was terrible in fight. Speak to me; hear my voice; hear me, sons of my love!
Էջ 163 - The flower hangs its heavy head, waving, at times, to the gale. Why dost thou awake me, 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?