The poems of Ossian, 第 4 巻R. Sammer, 1801 |
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almoft alſo ancient antiquity appear bards battle beautiful becauſe Befides blaft Caledonians Cathmor Celtic character chief circumftances cloud compariſons compofition courſe cuftom Cuthullin death defcription deſcribed diftinguiſhed diſcovered Druids epic epic poetry epiſodes fame feem fentiment fhall fian Fillan fimiles Fingal Fion firangers Firbolg firft flain fociety folemn fome fongs foul ftances ftate ftill ftory ftyle fubject fublime fuch fword fyftem Gaul genius ghoft Gladius heroes hiftory higheft himſelf Homer honour ideas Iliad imagination inftance Ireland Iriſh itſelf king laft language manners meaſure mift moft moon muft nations nature numbers objects obſervation occafion Ofcar Offian Oſſian pallion perfons Picts pleaſe pleaſure poet poetical poetry poffeffed praiſe preſent racter raiſe reft reſemblance reſpect rifing Roman ruſh ſame ſay ſcenes Scotland Scots ſeveral ſhall ſhould ſome ſon ſpirit ſuch Swaran Temora tenderneſs themſelves theſe theſe poems thofe thoſe thou tion tradition tranflation uſed Virgil wind
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