 If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of Cana ; ' if on the seabeat shore, than the foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two stars of light. Her face was heaven's bow in showers. Her dark hair flowed round it, like the streaming...  The Scottish chiefs. Revised - Page 128by Jane Porter - 1862Full view - About this book
 | Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1783 - 282 pages
...Strina-dona! If on the heath she moved, her breaft was whiter than the down of Cana (i) ; if on the fea-beat shore, than the foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two ftars of light; hei face was heaven's bow in showers ; her dark hair flowed round it, like the frreaming... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1803 - 350 pages
...Tormoth wild. But thou lookest careless from thy steps, high-bosomed Strina-dona ! If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of...foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two stars of light. Her face was heaven's bow in showers. Her dark hair flowed round it, like the streaming clouds.... | |
 | Malcolm Laing - Scotland - 1804 - 558 pages
...her as light, her steps were the music of " songs." The next passage, " if on the heath she movedl " her breast was whiter than the down of Cana ; if on...sea-beat shore, than the foam of the rolling ocean," exhibits the peculiar construction of Tibullus. Sen sol-vit criucs fusis decet, esse capillis ; seu... | |
 | Malcolm Laing - Darnley murder - 1804 - 556 pages
...habit ornatus, mille decenter habet." TIB. 1.4. 2. " her breast was whiter than the down of Caua ; if on the " sea-beat shore, than the foam of the rolling ocean," exhibits the peculiar construction of Tibullus. Seu sc/vit crines fusts decet, esse capillis ; seu... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 244 pages
...Tormnth wild. But thou lookest careless from thy steps, high-bosomed Strina-dona '. If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of...foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two stars of light ; her face was heaven's bow in showers ; her dark hair flowed round it, like the streaming clouds.... | |
 | James Macpherson - Bards and bardism - 1805 - 654 pages
...plant very much resembling } cotton ; by which name it was also known to Ossian. s If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of...shore, than -the foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes uxre two stars of light. Her face was heaven's boio in showers. Her dark hair flowed around it, like... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 656 pages
...resembling .cotton ; by which name it was also known to Ossian. * If on the heath she moved, her breast teas whiter than the down of Cana ; if on the sea-beat...foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two stars of light. Her face axw heaven's bo'e in showers. Her dark hair flowed around it, like streaming clouds.... | |
 | James Macpherson - Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1805 - 336 pages
...of Tormoth wild. But thou lookest careless from thy steps, high-bosomed Strina-dona! If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of Cana *; if on the seaconcerning the Oi-marra (who are reputed the authors of the music) exactly correspond with the notions... | |
 | Ossian - 1806 - 366 pages
...Tormoth wild. But tliou lookest careless from thy steps, high bosomed Strina-dona ! If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of...foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two stars of light. Her face was heaven's bow in showers. Her dark bair flowed round it, like the streaming clouds.... | |
 | Ossian - 1807 - 458 pages
...Tormoth wild. But thou lookest careless from thy steps, highbosomed Strina-dona! " If on the heath she moved, her breast was whiter than the down of...foam of the rolling ocean. Her eyes were two stars of light. Her face was heaven's bow in showers. Her dark hair flowed round it, like the streaming clouds.... | |
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