 When the world is dark with tempests, when thunder rolls and lightning flies, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. But to Ossian. thou lookest in vain, for he beholds thy beams no more; whether thy yellow hair flows on...  Select British Classics - Page 671803Full view - About this book
 | 1791 - 822 pages
...in thy beauty from the clouds, 5°° • and laugheft at the ftorm. But to • ОПып thou lookeft in vain ; for he • beholds thy beams no more-; whe« ther thy yellow hair flows on the • eaflern clouds, or thou trembleft at « the gates of the weft. But thou «art, perhaps, like me,... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 216 pages
...; when thunder rolls, and lightning flies, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and laughcst at the storm. But to Ossian thou lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no mure ; whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastwn clouds, or thou tremblest at the gates of the west.... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1803 - 352 pages
...world is dark with tempests; when thunder rolls, and lightning flies ; thou lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. But to...lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more ; whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastern clouds, or thou tremblest at the gates of the west.... | |
 | James Macpherson, Archibald M'Donald - 1805 - 308 pages
...world is dark with tempests; when thunder rolls, and light" ning flies; thou lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and " laughest at the storm. But...lookest in vain; '•' for he beholds thy beams no more; whether thy yellow hair " flows on the eastern clouds, or thou tremblest at the gates of " the west.... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 648 pages
...world is dark with tempests; when thunder rolls, and lightning flies ; thou lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. But to...thou lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more45; whether thy yellow hair flows on the Teach me the various labours of the moon ; And whence... | |
 | James Macpherson - Scottish Gaelic poetry - 1805 - 336 pages
...world is dark with tempests : when thunder rolls, and lightning flies ; thou lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. But to Ossian, thou lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy I beams no more ; whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastern clouds, or thou trcmblest at the gates... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 244 pages
...when thunder rolls, and lightning flies; thou lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest af the storm. But to Ossian thou lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more ; whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastern clouds, or thou tremblest at the gates of -the west.... | |
 | Ossian - 1806 - 366 pages
...the world is dark with tempests; when thunder rolls, and lightning flies; thou lookest in thy beauty, from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. But to...lookest in vain; for he beholds thy beams no more ; whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastern clouds, or thou tremblest at the gates of the west.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1807 - 336 pages
...world is dark ' with tempest ; when thunder rolls, and lightning ' flies, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, ' and laughest at the storm. But...lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more ; * whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastern • clouds, or thou tremblest at the gates of the... | |
 | Increase Cooke - American literature - 1811 - 428 pages
...the world is dark with tempests, when thunders roll, and lightnings fly, thou lookest in thy beauty from the clouds, and laughest at the storm. But to...lookest in vain ; for he beholds thy beams no more j E whether thy yellow hair flows on the eastern cloud, or thou tremblest at the gates of the west.... | |
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