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" Thin thongs, bright-studded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds. The steeds that like wreaths of mist fly over the streamy vales ! The wildness of deer is in their course, the strength of eagles descending on the prey. Their noise is like... "
The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R ... - Page cxxvi
by Ossian - 1807
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The Poems of Ossian, Volume 2

1810 - 378 pages
...hits shine in a " wreath of foam. Thin thongs, bright studded " with gems, bend OM the stately neeks of the " steeds. The steeds that like wreaths of mist " fly over the streamy vales ! The vvildiu-ss of " deer is in their course, the strength of eagles " descending on their prey. Their noise...
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Horæ Britannicæ; or, Studies in ancient British history, Volume 1

John Hughes - Druids and druidism - 1818 - 378 pages
...the car on high. Hard polished bits shine in a wreath of foam. Thin thongs, brightstudded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds. The steeds...the prey. Their noise is like the blast of winter, on the sides of the snow-headed Gormal." In Ossian there are two places where we have the Bard's address...
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Two Lectures on the Remains of Ancient Pagan Britain: Illus. by Nearly Forty ...

Thomas Stackhouse - Great Britain - 1833 - 174 pages
...replenished with spears : the bottom " is the footstool of heroes. Thin thongs, studded with gems, bend on the stately " necks of the steeds ; the steeds...their course ; the strength of eagles descending on their " prey : their noise is as the blast of winter on the sides of the snow-headed " Gormal : —...
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Two lectures on the remains of ancient pagan Britain; illustr. with drawings

Thomas Stackhouse - 1833 - 178 pages
...replenished with spears : the bottom " is the footstool of heroes. Thin thongs, studded with gems, bend on the stately " necks of the steeds ; the steeds...their course ; the strength of eagles descending on their " prey : their noise is as the blast of winter on the sides of the snow-headed " Gormal :—...
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The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed ...

Ossian - 1834 - 218 pages
...the car on high. Hard polished hits shine in a wreath of foam. Thin thongs, bright studded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds — the steeds...descending on the prey. Their noise is like the blast ol winter on the sides of the snow-headed Gormal. 'Within the car is seen the chief; the strong-armed...
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The Poems of Ossian

Bards and bardism - 1839 - 426 pages
...the car on high. Hard polished bits shine in a wreath of foam. Thin thongs, bright studded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds. The steeds...their course, the strength of eagles descending on their prey. Their noise is like the blast of winter on the sides of the snow-headed Gormal. " Within...
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Stonehenge; or, The Romans in Britain, by Malachi Mouldy

Henry Godwin - 1842 - 1018 pages
...foam. Thin thongs, bright studded with gems, beml on the stately necks of the steeds — the steevi that like wreaths of mist fly over the streamy vales....their course ; the strength of eagles descending on their prey. Their noise is like th; blast of winter on the sides of the snow-headed Gormal." .Sublime,...
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Stonehenge; Or, The Romans in Britain: A Romance Or the Days of Nero, Volume 1

Malachi Mouldy (pseud.) - 1844 - 328 pages
...the car on high. Hard polished bits shine in a wreath of foam. Thin thongs, bright studded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds — the steeds...their course ; the strength of eagles descending on their prey. Their noise is like the blast of winter on the sides of the snow-headed Gormal." Sublime,...
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The Army and Navy of America: Containing a View of the Heroic Adventures ...

Jacob K. Neff - Military art and science - 1845 - 642 pages
...streams from the mountains ; each rushes roaring from his hill. " Thin thongs, bright-studded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds. The steeds...their course, the strength of eagles descending on their prey. Their noise is like the blasts of winter. * * • " Morning rose. The foe were fled, like...
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The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson. To which are prefixed ...

Ossian - 1845 - 546 pages
...the car on high. Hard polished hits shine in wreath of foam. Thin thongs> bright studded with gems, bend on the stately necks of the steeds. The steeds,...vales ! The wildness of deer is in their course, the "rength of eagles descending on the prey. Their noise is like the blast of winter, on the sides of...
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