| Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...face; and his voice is like diftant thunder. Fingal advanced with the fpear of his ftrength, and raifed his voice on high. SON of night, retire: call thy winds and fly! Why doft thou come to my prefence, with thy fhadowy arms ? Do I fear thy gloomy form, difmal fpirit of... | |
| Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...defcribed, in a fimile, in the poem concerning the death of Cuchullin. J m • his his dufky fpear. His eyes appear like flames in his dark face ; his voice is like diftant thunder. Fingal advanced his fpear in night, and raifed his voice on high. SON of night, retire... | |
| Ossian - 1790 - 446 pages
...its wings was the fpirit of Loda. He came to his place in his terrors *, and fhook his duffcy fpear. His eyes appear like flames in his dark face ; his voice is like diftant thunder. Fingal advanced his fpear in night, and raifed his voice on high. Son of night, retire... | |
| Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 322 pages
...his dark "face ; his voice is like diftant thunder. Fingal advanced his fpear in night, and raifed his voice on high. Son of night, retire : call thy winds, and fly t Why doft thou come to my prefence, with thy fhadowy arras ? Do I fear thy gloomy form, fpirh * the... | |
| 1799 - 252 pages
...face; and his voice is like diftant thunder. Fingal advanced with the fpear of his ftrength, and raifed his voice on high. Son of night) retire: call thy winds and fly: Why doft thou come to my prefence, with thy (hadowy arms ? Do I fear thy gloomy form, difmal fpirit of... | |
| Natham Drake - English literature - 1800 - 510 pages
...mountain, q? its wings was the Spirit of Loda. -He came 'to his place in his terrors, and shook Ins dusky spear. His eyes appear like flames in his dark...his spear in night, and raised his voice on high. . ." r * .••••• * ' ' • ii •. . • . " . i . ki • .T *>.• " Son of night, retire... | |
| 1801 - 326 pages
...his dark face; his voice is like diftant thunder. Fingal advanced i)is fpear in night, and raifed hie -voice on high. Son of night, retire : call thy winds, and fly! Why doft thou come to my prefence , with thy fhadowy arms ? Do I fear thy gloomy form, fpirit of difmal... | |
| Bards and bardism - 1803 - 352 pages
...east. A blast came from the mountain, on its wings was the spirit of Loda. He came to his place in his terrors,* and shook his dusky spear. His eyes...night, retire : call thy winds, and fly ! Why dost thou come to my presence, with thy shadowy arms ? Do I fear thy gloomy form, spirit of dismal Loda... | |
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