The Poems of Ossian, the Son of Fingal, Volume 1Cameron & Murdoch, no. 102, Trongate, Glasgow., 1797 |
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... thefe Poems in a fort of oracular fufpence . This fufpicion is by no means started at present to serve a temporary 23 In one of his Differtations alfo , we meet with the following extraordinar information , " Without yanity I fay it , I ...
... thefe Poems in a fort of oracular fufpence . This fufpicion is by no means started at present to serve a temporary 23 In one of his Differtations alfo , we meet with the following extraordinar information , " Without yanity I fay it , I ...
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... thefe Poems , that Mr. Macpherson was firft indebted for diftinction in the literary world . After the first pu ... thefe pieces is merely a continuation of the former , and accordingly in all the editions of this verfion , preceding ...
... thefe Poems , that Mr. Macpherson was firft indebted for diftinction in the literary world . After the first pu ... thefe pieces is merely a continuation of the former , and accordingly in all the editions of this verfion , preceding ...
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... thefe Poems ought to have been inferted among the firft in order , as they narrate some of the moft early military exploits of the venerable and admirable bard of Mor- ven . The Poem of Darthula is merely a fequel to that entitled the ...
... thefe Poems ought to have been inferted among the firft in order , as they narrate some of the moft early military exploits of the venerable and admirable bard of Mor- ven . The Poem of Darthula is merely a fequel to that entitled the ...
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... Thefe are ftrange performances for a man at the age of an hundred . Both ends of this hypothefis have been em- braced by Lord Kames and Mr. Whitaker , and thus has the æra of Offian been afcertained . With refpect to this edition , we ...
... Thefe are ftrange performances for a man at the age of an hundred . Both ends of this hypothefis have been em- braced by Lord Kames and Mr. Whitaker , and thus has the æra of Offian been afcertained . With refpect to this edition , we ...
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... Thefe miffionaries , either through choice , or to give more weight to the doctrine they advanced , took poffef- fion of the cells and groves of the Druids ; and it was from this retired life they had the name of Culdeest , which in the ...
... Thefe miffionaries , either through choice , or to give more weight to the doctrine they advanced , took poffef- fion of the cells and groves of the Druids ; and it was from this retired life they had the name of Culdeest , which in the ...
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ancient arms bards battle beam beautiful behold blaft breaft Cairbar Calmar Carril chief circumftances clouds Comala compofitions Cona Connal Cromla Cuchullin dark daugh daughter death defcription defert diftant Druids echoing eyes faid fame feaft feem feen fentiment fhall fhells fhield fhould fide figh filent Fillan Fingal Fion firft firſt flain fome fong foul fpear fpirit friends ftate fteel ftones ftorm ftream ftrength ftrong fubject fublime fuch fword Gaul ghofts hall heath heroes hiftory hill himſelf Homer Iliad Ireland king of Morven laft lefs Lena Lochlin maid mift mighty moffy moft Morna moſt mournful muft muſt night obferve occafion Ofcar Offian paffage paffed perfons poems poet poetical poetry prefent raife raiſe reft rife roaring rock rofe rolling Ryno ſaid Scotland Scots Swaran Temora thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand tomb Torman tranflation Trenmor Ullin voice waves wind youth