| Edmund Burke - 1800 - 648 pągines
...fiormy face of the night. As tha troubled nolle of the ocean when roll the waves on high ; as the lair, peal of the thunder of heaven, fuch is the noife of battle. Though Cormac's hundred bards were there to give the war to fona; ; feeble were the voices of a hundred... | |
| SEVERAL HANDS - 1762 - 536 pągines
...Darts rufh along the fky. Spears fall like the circles of light, that gild the ftormy face of night. As the troubled noife of the ocean, when roll the waves...but Sithallin, Ardin, and Trenar ; the two firft as flain by Swaran, and the Jafl by Cuchullin : and even thefe are undiiKnguifhed by any aft of bravery,... | |
| 1762 - 618 pągines
...rufh along the flcy. Spears fall like the circles of light that gild the ftormy face of the night. As the troubled noife of the ocean when roll the waves...the thunder of heaven, fuch is the noife of battle. Though Cormac's hundred bards were there to give the war to fong ; feeble were the voices of a hundred... | |
| Hugh Blair - 1763 - 94 pągines
...II. viii. 69. f Iliad xlv. 393. " burfts and fmoaks around.—As the troubled noife of the ocearv " when roll the waves on high ; as the laft peal of the thunder of " heaven, fuch is the noife of battle*.—As roll a thoufand waves " to the rock, fo Swaran's hoft came on ; as meets a rock a thou"... | |
| 1765 - 520 pągines
...clanging, founded on fteel. Helmets are cleft " on high ; blood burfts and fmoaks around. — " As the troubled noife of the ocean, when roll " the waves on high; as the laft peal of the thun" der of heaven, fuch is the noife of battle -f-.— " As roll a thoufand Waves to the rock, fo... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 534 pągines
...: fpears fall like fparks of flame that gild the ftormy face of night. As the noife of the troubled ocean when roll the waves on high, as the laft peal of thundering heaven ; fuch is the noife of battle. Though Cormac's hundred bards were there, feeble were... | |
| 1773 - 466 pągines
...blood * Iliad, xiv. 393. D d 2 ." burfts 404 A CRITICAL DISSERTATION " burfts and fmoaks around.— As the troubled " noife of the ocean, when roll the waves- on " high ; as the laft peal of the thunder of hea" ven, fuch is the noife of battle."^-" As roll a " thoufand waves to the rock, fo Swaran's hoft... | |
| 1773 - 432 pągines
...Spears 'fall like the circles of light, which gild the face of night. As the noife of the troubled ocean, when roll the waves on high. As the laft peal of thunder in heaven, fuch is the din of war ! Though Cormac's hundred bards were there, to give the fight... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1774 - 668 pągines
...Spears fall like fparks of flame that gild the " florrny face of night. As the noife of the troubled ocean when " roll the waves on high, as the laft peal of thundering heaven, " fuch is the noife of battle. Tho' Cormac's hundred bards were " there, feeble... | |
| Lord Henry Home Kames - 1778 - 532 pągines
...Spears fall like fparks of flame that " gild the ftormy face of night. As the " noife of the troubled ocean when roll " the waves on high, as the laft peal of " thundering heaven, fuch is the noife of " battle. Tho' Cormac's hundred bards " were there, feeble... | |
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