 I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls: and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely...  The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson - Page 221by Ossian - 1801Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1763 - 784 pages
...removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fliook there its lonely head: the mois whittled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : the rank grafs of the wall waved around his head. Defolate i. the dwelling of Moina : filence is in the houfe of her lathers." Carthon... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...ftream of Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walli . The thiftle fhook there its lonely head : the mofs whittled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : and the rank grafs of the wall waved round his head. Defolate is the dwelling of Morna : filence... | |
 | Celts - 1784 - 432 pages
...from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fhook, there, its lonely head: the mofs whiftled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows, the rank grafs of the wall waved round its head. Defolate is the dwelling of Moina, filence is in the houfe of her fathers. Raife the fong... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 590 pages
...fhopk there its lonely head : the mofs whiltled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : and the rank grafs of the wall waved round his head. Defolate is the dwelling of Morna : filence is in the houfe of her fathers. Fingal. To To draw a character is the mafter-ftroke... | |
 | Malcolm Laing - Gowrie Conspiracy, 1600 - 1800 - 500 pages
...the fall of the " walls. The thiftle fhook there its lonely head ; the " mofs whiftled to the winds. The fox looked out from " the windows ; the rank grafs of the walls waved around " its head." i. 82. Here, however, we difcover the imitations of fcattered paflages... | |
 | 1801 - 326 pages
...fiream of Clutha was removed from its place , by the fall of the walls. The thiftle i'hook, there , its lonely head : the mofs whittled to the wind. The fox...the windows, the rank grafs of the wall waved round its head. Defolate is the dwelling of Moina, h'lence is in the houfe of her fathers. Raife the fong... | |
 | James Macpherson - 1801 - 348 pages
..."the wall*. The thiftle Ihook there iu on the POEMS of OSSIAN. 117 "lonely head : The mofs whiftled to "the wind. The fox looked out from "the windows ; the rank grafs of tht "wall waved round his head. Defulate "is trie dwelling of Moina; iilence is "in the houfe of her... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1802 - 328 pages
...ftream of Clutha.was re" moved from its place by the fall of the walls; the " thiftle fhook there its lonely head ;. the mofs whittled " to the wind. The fox looked out of the window ; M the rank grafs waved round his head. Defolate is' " the dwelling of Moina ; filence... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1803 - 350 pages
...its place " by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its " lonely head : The moss whistled to the wind. The " fox looked out from the windows ; the rank grass " of the wall waved round his head. Desolate is the " dwelling of Moina ; silence is in the house... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...from its place by the fall w " the walls. The thistle shook there its lonelvhtad: " the moss whistled to the wind. The fox looked out " from the windows; the rank grass of the wall waved " round his head. Desolate is the dwelling of Moina, " and silence is in the... | |
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