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It is a circumstance strongly corroborative of the genuineness and authenticity of
the poems ascribed to Ossian by the Scottish antiquaries , and one which has
hitherto not had its due consideration , that in the numerous Irish poems still
extant ...
It is a circumstance strongly corroborative of the genuineness and authenticity of
the poems ascribed to Ossian by the Scottish antiquaries , and one which has
hitherto not had its due consideration , that in the numerous Irish poems still
extant ...
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These Irish poems , instead of assuming to themselves the high antiquity which
has been established for their Scottish brethren by Blair , and Graham , and
Sinclair , not only make Oisin and St. Patrick , who flourished in the fifth century ...
These Irish poems , instead of assuming to themselves the high antiquity which
has been established for their Scottish brethren by Blair , and Graham , and
Sinclair , not only make Oisin and St. Patrick , who flourished in the fifth century ...
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posteriority to the era of the Ossianic poetry of Scotland , the impression made
upon the Irish by these characters during their intercourse with them in the third
century was such as to be indelible ; and that they are consequently , as
originally ...
posteriority to the era of the Ossianic poetry of Scotland , the impression made
upon the Irish by these characters during their intercourse with them in the third
century was such as to be indelible ; and that they are consequently , as
originally ...
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Dr. Hyde says , “ the old Irish were so greatly addicted to chess , that amongst
them the possession of good estates has been often decided by it ; and , ” adds
he , “ there are some estates , at this very time , the property whereof still depends
...
Dr. Hyde says , “ the old Irish were so greatly addicted to chess , that amongst
them the possession of good estates has been often decided by it ; and , ” adds
he , “ there are some estates , at this very time , the property whereof still depends
...
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It must be obvious , I think , from the passages which have now been quoted from
these Irish legends , that , though written in the middle ages , the character of
Ossian has been sustained in them with all the beauty , amenity , and sublimity ...
It must be obvious , I think , from the passages which have now been quoted from
these Irish legends , that , though written in the middle ages , the character of
Ossian has been sustained in them with all the beauty , amenity , and sublimity ...
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adds appears approach arms Arthur bard beautiful beneath British called castle character chief church Clifford close cloth countess court Craven dark daughter death deep earl earl of Cumberland enter eyes fame fate father feeling friends give given gold hall hand happy head heart heaven Hengist Henry hero Hole honour immediately Inogen interesting Irish Item kind king knight lady latter length less light lines lived lord manner March meet mentioned mind morning nature never noble object original Ossian period person picture pleasure poem poet present received relates remains remarked says scarcely scene shillings side silver sisters Skipton song soon soul speak spirit spring suffer sweet tender thou thought tion voice warriors whilst whole wild youth
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Página 84 - And through the chink in the fractured floor Look down, and see a griesly sight ; A vault where the bodies are buried upright ! There, face by face, and hand by hand, The Claphams and Mauleverers stand...
Página 299 - And they that shall be of thee shall build the old waste places : thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations ; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in.
Página 316 - Or man, or woman. Yet I argue not Against Heaven's hand or will, nor bate a jot Of heart or hope, but still bear up and steer Right onward.
Página 302 - I have been bullied by an usurper ; I have been neglected by a court ; but I will not be dictated to by a subject : your man shan't stand. " ANNE Dorset, Pembroke and Montgomery.
Página 311 - There it was that I found and visited the famous Galileo, grown old, a prisoner to the Inquisition for thinking in astronomy otherwise than the Franciscan and Dominican licensers thought.
Página 317 - A cloudy spot. Down thither prone in flight He speeds, and through the vast ethereal sky Sails between worlds and worlds, with steady wing, Now on the polar...
Página 78 - The History and Antiquities of the Deanery of Craven, ' stands upon a beautiful curvature of the Wharf, on a level sufficiently elevated to protect it from inundations, and low enough for every purpose of picturesque effect.
Página 30 - It is the practice of the young men of Dumfries to meet in the streets during the hours of remission from labour, and by these means I had an opportunity of witnessing the general solicitude of all ranks and of all ages. His differences with them on...
Página 290 - This pillar was erected in the year 1656, by Ann Counteas Dowager of Pembroke, &c. for a memorial of her last parting, in this place, with her good and pious mother...
Página 25 - My son! my son! may kinder stars Upon thy fortune shine; And may those pleasures gild thy reign, That ne'er wad blink on mine! God keep thee frae thy mother's faes, Or turn their hearts to thee: And where thou meet'st thy mother's friend, Remember him for me!
Información bibliográfica
| Título | Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Volumen2 Mornings in Spring: Or, Retrospections, Biographical, Critical, and Historical, Nathan Drake |
| Autor | Nathan Drake |
| Editor | J. Murray, 1828 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 3 Mar 2006 |
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