Fingal – Book I (James Macpherson Poems)
ARGUMENT.Cuthullin (general of the Irish tribes, in the minority of Cormac, king of Ireland) sitting alone beneath a tree, at ...
ARGUMENT.Cuthullin (general of the Irish tribes, in the minority of Cormac, king of Ireland) sitting alone beneath a tree, at ...
ARGUMENT.It may not be improper here to give the story which is the foundation of this poem, as it is ...
Fingal, returning from an expedition which he had made into the Roman province, resolved to visit Cathulla, king of Inistore, ...
ARGUMENT.Cuthullin, pleased with the story of Carril, insists with that bard for more of his songs. He relates the actions ...
ARGUMENT.The ghost of Crugal, one of the Irish heroes who was killed in battle, appearing to Connal, foretells the defeat ...
ARGUMENT.The action of the poem being suspended by night, Ossian takes the opportunity to relate his own actions at the ...
ARGUMENT.Lathmon, a British prince, taking advantage of Fingal's absence on an expedition to Ireland, made a descent on Morven, and ...
ARGUMENT.Fingal, in his voyage to Lochlin, whither he had been invited by Starno, the father of Agandecca, touched at Berrathon ...
ARGUMENT.Night comes on. Fingal gives a feast to his army, at which Swaran is present. The king commands Ullin his ...
ARGUMENT.Cuthullin and Connal still remain on the hill. Fingal and Swaran meet: the combat is described. Swaran is overcome, bound, ...
This piece, as many more of Ossian's compositions, is addressed to one of the first Christian missionaries. The story of ...
Gaul, the son of Morni, attended Lathmon into his own country, after his being defeated in Morven, as related in ...
An address to Malvina, the daughter of Toscar. The poet relates the arrival of Cathlin in Selma, to solicit aid ...
This poem. is valuable on account of the light it throws on the antiquity of Ossian's compositions. The Caracul mentioned ...
Malvina, the daughter of Toscar, is overheard by Ossian lamenting the death of Oscar her lover. Ossian, to divert her ...
ARGUMENT.Conlath was the youngest of Morni's sons, and brother to the celebrated Gaul. He was in love with Cuthona, the ...
Fingal, returning with day, devolves the command on Duth-maruno, who engages the enemy, and drives them over the stream of ...
Ossian, after some general reflections, describes the situation of Fingal, and the position of the army of Lochlin. - The ...
Why openest thou afresh the spring ofmy grief, O son of Alpin, inquiringhow Oscur fell? My eyes are blind withtears; ...
Sad! I am sad indeed: nor small mycause of woe!--Kirmor, thou hastlost no son; thou hast lost no daughterof beauty. ...
Son of the noble Fingal, Oscian,Prince of men! what tears run downthe cheeks of age? what shades thymighty soul?Memory, son ...
Thou askest, fair daughter of theisles! whose memory is preservedin these tombs? The memory of Ronnanthe bold, and Connan the ...
RYNO, ALPIN.RYNOThe wind and the rain are over:calm is the noon of day. Theclouds are divided in heaven. Overthe green ...
DUCHOMMAR, MORNA.DUCHOMMAR.Morna, thou fairest of women,daughter of Cormac-Carbre!why in the circle of stones, in the caveof the rock, alone? The ...
By the side of a rock on the hill, beneaththe aged trees, old Osciansat on the moss; the last of ...
It is night; and I am alone, forlornon the hill of storms. The wind isheard in the mountain. The torrentshrieks ...
Where is Gealchossa my love, thedaughter of Tuathal-Teachvar?I left her in the hall of the plain, when Ifought with the ...
SHILRIC, VINVELA.VINVELAMy love is a son of the hill.He pursues the flying deer.His grey dogs are pantingaround him; his bow-string ...
Cuchlaid sat by the wall; by thetree of the rustling leaf.His spear leaned against the mossy rock.His shield lay by ...
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