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Page 160
... rush the two chiefs on Moi - lena , into gloomy fight " 1 . By turns are the steps of the kings forward on their rocks above ; for now the dusky war seems to des cend on their swords . Cathmor feels the joy of warriors , on his mossy ...
... rush the two chiefs on Moi - lena , into gloomy fight " 1 . By turns are the steps of the kings forward on their rocks above ; for now the dusky war seems to des cend on their swords . Cathmor feels the joy of warriors , on his mossy ...
Page 176
... rush tall between the war and me . But I hear the noise of steel , between my clanging arms . Rising , gleaming , on the hill , I behold the backward steps of hosts : their backward steps , on either side , and wildly - looking eyes ...
... rush tall between the war and me . But I hear the noise of steel , between my clanging arms . Rising , gleaming , on the hill , I behold the backward steps of hosts : their backward steps , on either side , and wildly - looking eyes ...
Page 607
... rush a flood . A mountain would in prospect rise , And bear the grey mist to the skies . When in some dark retreat I sit , Be near a friend , a man of wit , 15 1 To meagre Want's deserted hall . ] In this , as in the preceding poem ...
... rush a flood . A mountain would in prospect rise , And bear the grey mist to the skies . When in some dark retreat I sit , Be near a friend , a man of wit , 15 1 To meagre Want's deserted hall . ] In this , as in the preceding poem ...
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aislin Alpin arms art thou Atha bards battle beam behold bends beneath blast blood bosom breast brow Cairbar Cathmor chief Clatho Clono cloud Cormac Dargo dark daughter death Dermid descend Earse echoing EPIC POEM Erin eyes fair fall fame father feast fell field Fillan Fingal Firbolg fire flies Foldath Gaul ghosts gleaming grey hall harp head hear heard heath heaven hero hill hunter Iliad imitation king Lego light locks Loda look Lumon MACPHERSON maid midst mighty mist Moi-lena moon Morven mountains mournful night o'er Oscar Ossian plain poem POPE's race rise roar rock roes rolled rose round rush sable Selma shield side sighs silent Somerled song soul sound spear sruth starry plough steel stood storm stream strife Sul-malla sword tears Temora thee thou Thuit tomb tree trembling Trenmor Ullin vale voice warrior waves winds wing youth