The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R. Macfarlan. With a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by sir J. Sinclair, and a tr. of the abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting Ossian, with notes and a suppl. essay by J. McArthur, Volume 3 |
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Page 92
O àm gu dm bhuail dearrsa thall A ghorm - sgiath nam ball ' s na mòirchuis . '
Nuair ghluaiseas mall ard righ nan triath , Tha ' shùil a sealltuinn borb o ' thaobh
Mu shiubhal nan daoin ' a ' dùnadh . Leth liath a bha chiabha sa ' ghaoith M ' a ...
O àm gu dm bhuail dearrsa thall A ghorm - sgiath nam ball ' s na mòirchuis . '
Nuair ghluaiseas mall ard righ nan triath , Tha ' shùil a sealltuinn borb o ' thaobh
Mu shiubhal nan daoin ' a ' dùnadh . Leth liath a bha chiabha sa ' ghaoith M ' a ...
Page 102
Tha aomadh dhá chraoibh thar an t - sruth ; An sin a sheas sdmhach am bròn
Siol Dhuthno nan còmhrag corr ; Fuil a taomadh ' s ag iadhadh m ' a thaobh , A
sgiath sgoillt ' is briste air raon . Ri carraig a sheas a shleagh mhòr . C ' uim , a ...
Tha aomadh dhá chraoibh thar an t - sruth ; An sin a sheas sdmhach am bròn
Siol Dhuthno nan còmhrag corr ; Fuil a taomadh ' s ag iadhadh m ' a thaobh , A
sgiath sgoillt ' is briste air raon . Ri carraig a sheas a shleagh mhòr . C ' uim , a ...
Page 130
Cha ' n ' eil , Oisein , mo sgiath dhomh féin ; Tha i briste is sgaoilt air an t - sliabh ;
Bhriseadh ite eoin riabhaich na speur Air mo cheann - bheirt fo bheum a '
chòmhraig . Nuair a theicheas an nàmhaid gu dian , Bidh aithriche thriath fo
sholas ...
Cha ' n ' eil , Oisein , mo sgiath dhomh féin ; Tha i briste is sgaoilt air an t - sliabh ;
Bhriseadh ite eoin riabhaich na speur Air mo cheann - bheirt fo bheum a '
chòmhraig . Nuair a theicheas an nàmhaid gu dian , Bidh aithriche thriath fo
sholas ...
Page 138
Thuit e , sibh samhach ' n a dhéigh , Sgaoilte sgiath chomstri gu luath . Cuiribh
mo mhàile chruaidh ruim fhéin ; Mac an Luinn a bha ciar donn . Tha mi mosgladh
air ard na beinne ; Bi - m am màireach an comhrag nan sonn . ” Arda air Cormull
...
Thuit e , sibh samhach ' n a dhéigh , Sgaoilte sgiath chomstri gu luath . Cuiribh
mo mhàile chruaidh ruim fhéin ; Mac an Luinn a bha ciar donn . Tha mi mosgladh
air ard na beinne ; Bi - m am màireach an comhrag nan sonn . ” Arda air Cormull
...
Page 162
Ghluais an righ le ' shleagh gu grad , Bhuail e ' n sgiath is fuaimneich . cop ; An
sgiath a dh ' aom san oiche ard , Ball mosglaidh do chath nan lot . Air aomadh
dubh nan sliabh , Air ghaoith theich treud nan taibhse ; O ghleannan ciar nan ...
Ghluais an righ le ' shleagh gu grad , Bhuail e ' n sgiath is fuaimneich . cop ; An
sgiath a dh ' aom san oiche ard , Ball mosglaidh do chath nan lot . Air aomadh
dubh nan sliabh , Air ghaoith theich treud nan taibhse ; O ghleannan ciar nan ...
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| Title | The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R. Macfarlan. With a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by sir J. Sinclair, and a tr. of the abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting Ossian, with notes and a suppl. essay by J. McArthur, Volume 3 The poems of Ossian, in the orig. Gaelic, with a tr. into Lat. by R. Macfarlan. With a dissertation on the authenticity of the poems, by sir J. Sinclair, and a tr. of the abbé Cesarotti's dissertation on the controversy respecting Ossian, with notes and a suppl. essay by J. McArthur, sir John Sinclair (1st bart.) |
| Author | Ossian |
| Translated by | Robert Macfarlan |
| Published | 1807 |
| Original from | Oxford University |
| Digitized | 12 Apr 2006 |
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