 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1808 - 526 pages
...I saw their chief," says the scout of Ossian, " tall as a rock of ice ; his spear, the blasted fir; his shield, the rising moon : he sat on the shore, like a cloud of. mist on the hill." The errors frequent in the use of Hyperboles, arise either from overstraining, or introducing... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1820 - 388 pages
...picture of the enemy's chief. " 1 saw their chief, tall a- a rock of ice ; his spear, the hlasted fir ; his shield, the rising moon ; he sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the hill." Example 2. Admiration of the happiness of successfullove exaggerate! conceptions of the lover.... | |
 | Hugh Campbell - Celts - 1822 - 416 pages
...Moran signifies many ; and Fithil, or rather Fili, an infcrior liard. en. in• He sat on the shore 1 like a cloud of mist on the silent hill ! Many, chief of heroes ! I said, many are oar hands of war. Well art them named, the Mighty Man : but many mighty men are seen from Tura's windy... | |
 | William Banks - English language - 1823 - 462 pages
...saw their chief," says the scout of Ossian, " tall as a rock of ice : his spear, the blasted fir ; his shield, the rising moon ; he sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the hill." We find the following in Homer's Iliad, as translated by Pope : " Now shield with shield, with... | |
 | Voltaire - 1824 - 446 pages
...streams." " I beheld their chief," says Moran, " tall as a glittering rock. His spear is a blasted pine. His shield the rising moon ! He sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the silent hill !" &c. " That," said the Oxford professor, " is the true style of Homer; but what pleases me still... | |
 | Voltaire - 1843 - 1304 pages
...streams." " I beheld their chief," says Moron, " tall as a glittering rock. His spear is a blasted pine. His shield the rising moon ! He sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the silent hill 1" &c. " That,'' said the Oxford professor, " is the true style of Homer ; but what pleases me still... | |
 | Lindley Murray - 1824 - 314 pages
...their chief," says the scoul of Ossian, " tall as a rock of ice ; his spear, the blasted fir ; bis shield, the rising moon : he sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the hill." The errors frequent in the use of Hyperboles, arise either from overstraining, or introducing... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1825 - 270 pages
...saw their chief," says the scout of Ossian, " tall as a rock of ice : his spear, the blasted fir ; his shield, the rising moon : he sat on the shore, like a cloud of inist on the hill!" The errors frequent in the use of Hyperboles, arise either from overstraining,... | |
 | Lindley Murray - English language - 1825 - 278 pages
...chief," says the scout of Oss'an1 " **!l as a r'"'l* "'' ''•'• » his spear, the blasted fir ; his shield, the rising moon : he sat on the shore, like a cloud or nuist on the hill." nom. Dryden, ia his poem on the restoration of kin Charles the Second, compliments... | |
 | Alexander Jamieson - English language - 1826 - 320 pages
...enemy,s chief. " I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice; his spear, the hlasted fir; his shi-ld, the rising moon ; he sat on the shore, like a cloud of milt on the hill." Example 2. Admiration of the happiness of successful love exaggerates conceptions... | |
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I beheld their chief," says Moran, " tall as a glittering rock. His spear is a blasted pine; his shield the rising moon. He sat on the shore! like a cloud of mist on the silent hill! Many, chief of heroes! I said, many are our hands of war. Well art thou... 
