Whither dost thou retire from thy course, when the darkness of thy countenance grows? hast thou thy hall, like Ossian? dwellest thou in the shadow of grief? have thy sisters fallen from heaven? are they who rejoiced with thee at night no more? Yes, they... The poems of Ossian, tr. by J. Macpherson - Page 339by Ossian - 1790Full view - About this book
| Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...the darknefs * of thy countenance grows? Haft thou thy hall like Qffian? Dwelleft thou in the lhadow of grief? Have thy fifters fallen from heaven ? Are...have fallen, fair light ! and thou doft often retire tq mourn.—; — But thou thyfelf fhalt fail, one night; and leave thy blue path in heaven. The ftars... | |
| 1765 - 520 pages
...? Haft thou thy hall like Offian ? Dwellefl " thou in the madow of grief? Have thy fitters fal" len from heaven ? Are they who rejoiced with " thee at...fair light ! and thou doft often retire to mourn." We may be at a lofs to comprehend, at firft view, the ground of thefe fpeculations of Offian, concerning... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1765 - 578 pages
...hall like Offian ? Dwelleft thou in the fhadow of grief ? Have thy fillers fallen from heaven; and are they who rejoiced with thee at night, no more ! Yes, they have fallen, fair light ; and often dci thou retire to mourn. But thou thyfelf fhalt, one night, fail ; and leave thy blue path in... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1772 - 398 pages
...hall like Offian ? Dwelleft thou in the fhadow of grief? Have thy fifters fallen from heaven ? and are they who rejoiced with thee at night, no more ? — *— Yes, they have fallen, fair light ; and often doft thou retire to mourn. But thou thyfelf fhalt, one night, fail ; and leave thy blue path... | |
| Poetry - 1773 - 432 pages
...thy courfe, when the darknefs of thy countenance grows ? Haft. thou thy hall, like Ofiian ? Dwelleft thou in the fhadow of grief? Have thy fifters fallen...light ! and thou doft often retire to mourn. But thou thy felffhalt fail, one night; and leave thy blue path in heaven. The ftars will then litf their heads:... | |
| Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...thy courfe, when the darknefs of thy coun" tenance grows? Haft thou thy hall like " Offian? Dwelleft thou in the fhadow of " grief? Have thy fifters fallen...Yes, they have fallen, fair light ! and " thou doft oftea retire to mourn," We may be at a lofs to comprehend, at firft view, theground of thefe fpeculations... | |
| Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1783 - 282 pages
...Dwe!» left thou in the shadow of grief? Have thy» fitters fallen from heaven? Are theywho re» joked with thee at night , no more ? Yes, » they have fallen, fair light! and thou doft often i, retire to mourn ». We may be at a lofs to comprehend, at firfi view, the ground of thefe fpeculations... | |
| Celts - 1784 - 432 pages
...thy courfe, when the darknefs of thy countenance grows ? Haft thou thy hall, like Offian ? Dwelleft thou in the fhadow of grief? Have thy fifters fallen...and leave thy blue path in heaven. The ftars will then lift their heads: they, who were afhamed in thy prefence, will rejoice. Thou art now clothed VOL,... | |
| 1785 - 456 pages
...courfe, when the darkneis of thy coun" tenance grows ? Haft thou thy hall like " Offian ? Dwelleft thou in the fhadow of " grief ? Have thy fifters fallen...night, no " more ? Yes, they have fallen, fair light I and " thou doft often retire to mourn." We may be at a lofs to comprehend, at firft view, the ground... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - Criticism - 1788 - 590 pages
...hall like Offian ? Dwelled thou in the lh ado w of grief ? Have thy fifters fallen from heaven ? and are they who rejoiced with thee at night no more? Yes, they have fallen, fair light; and often doft thou retire to mourn. But thou thyfelf fhalt, one night, fail; and leave thy blue path in... | |
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