 My fighs arife with the beam of the eaft, my tears defcend with " the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar, " with all my branches round me; but thy death came like a " blaft from the defert, and laid my green head low : the fpring...  The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson - Page 152by Ossian - 1801Full view - About this book
 | Hugh Blair - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1763 - 94 pages
...her lamentation over Ofcar, is fo exquifitely tender, that I cannot forbear giving it a place alfo. " I was a " lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar! with...death came, like a blaft from the defert, and laid <c my green head low. The fpring returned with its fhowers; but " no leaf of mine arofe ||." Several... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...arife with the beam of the eaft : my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree jn thy prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me...green head low ; the fpring returned with its fhowers, but no leaf of mine arofe. Fingal, I am aware that the term metaphor has been ufed in a more extenfive... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...Malvina, foil of mighty Oilian. My fighs arife with the beam of the eaft ; my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree, in thy prefence, Ofcar,...round me ; but thy death came like a blaft from the defart, and laid my green head low ; the fpring re-> turned with its fhowers, but no leaf of mine arofe.... | |
 | 1765 - 520 pages
...tender, that I cannot forbear giving it a place alfo. " I was a lovely tree in thy " prefence, Ofear! with all my branches round '* me. But thy death came, like a blaft from the " defc-rt, and laid my green head low. The fpring " returned with its fhowers; but no leaf of mine... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...Malvina, fon of mighty Offian. My fighs arife with the beam of the eaft : my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar,...round me ; but thy death came like a blaft from the delert, and laid my green head low ; the fpring returned with its fhowers, but no leaf of mine arofe.... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...lamentation over Ofcar, is fo exquifitely tender, that I cannot forbear giving it a place alfo. (l I was a " lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar! with all " my branches round me. But thy death came, f? like a blaft from the defert, and laid my '' green head low. The fpring returned with " its fhowers;... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...'beam of the eaft; my tears defcend with: the drops of night. I was a lovely tree, in thy prefence, prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me ; but thy death came like a blaft from the defart, and laid my green head low. The fpring returned with its fhowers ; no leaf of mine arofe !... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1774 - 668 pages
...fon of mighty Offian. " My fighs arife with the beam of the eaft, my tears defcend with " the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar,...head low : the fpring ** returned with its fhowers, but of me not a leaf fprung. The ** virgins faw me filent in the hall, and they touched the harp of... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1774 - 540 pages
...Malvina, fon of mighty Offian. " My fighs arife with the beam of the eaft, my tears defcend with the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy prefence, Ofcar,...all my branches round me ; but thy death came like a blafl from the defert, and laid my green head low : the fpring ** returned with its fhowers, but of... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Civilization - 1775 - 280 pages
...fon of mighty Offian. My fighs arife " with the beam of the eaft ; my tears defcend with. " the drops of night. I was a lovely tree in thy " prefence, Ofcar, with all my branches round me f " but thy death came like -a blaft from the defert, " and ff)-Fingal, book i. (t) Ibid. *' and laid... | |
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