 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 Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal - Page 3971765Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1763 - 784 pages
...fire had relbunded in the halls-; and the voice of the people is heard nomoie. The ftream of Clutlia was 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 :... | |
 | Hugh Blair - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1763 - 94 pages
...fire had refounded in the halls; and the voice of the people is cc heard no more. The dream of Clutha was removed from its " place by the fall of the walls. The thiltle fhook there its lonely " head: The mofs whittled to the wind. The fox looked out " from the... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...flames had refounded in the halls: and the voice of the people is heard no more. The ftream of Cluiha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fhook there its lonely head : the mofa whidled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows: and (he rank grafs of the wall waved... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...refounded in the halls : and th« voice of the people is heard no more. Th> ftream of Clutha was remored from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fhook, th*R?, its lonely head : the mofs whiftled to the wind. The fox looked out, from the windows, |he rank... | |
 | Celts - 1784 - 432 pages
...had refounded in the halls : and the voice of the people is heard no more. The ftream of Cluthawas removed from its place, by the fall of the walls....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... | |
 | 1785 - 456 pages
...had refounded in the halls $ " and the voice of the people is heard no more. " The ftream of Clutha was removed from its " place by the fall of the walls....whiftled " to the wind. The fox looked out from the « c windows; the rank grafs of the wall waved " round his head. Defolate is the dwelling of " Moina;... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 590 pages
...flames had refounded in the halls ; and the voice of the people is heard no more. The ftream of Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fhopk there its lonely head : the mofs whiltled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows :... | |
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1790 - 322 pages
...halls : and the voice of the people is heard no more. The ftream of Clutha was removed from its plase, by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fhook,. there,...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... | |
 | Ossian - 1790 - 446 pages
...fire had refounded in the halls : and the voice of the people is heard no more. The ftream of Glutha was removed from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thiftle ihook, there, its lonely head : the mofs whiftled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows,... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 446 pages
...fire had refounded in the halls ; and the voice of the people is heard no more. The ilream of Clutha was removed from its place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle Ihook, there, its lonely head: the mofa whillled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows ;... | |
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