 | 1763 - 784 lapas
...from its place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fliook there its lonely head: the mois whittled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : the rank grafs of the wall waved around his head. Defolate i. the dwelling of Moina : filence is in the houfe of her lathers." Carthon... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1763 - 94 lapas
...its " place by the fall of the walls. The thiltle fhook there its lonely " head: The mofs whittled to the wind. The fox looked out " from the windows;...Moina; filence is in " the houfe of her fathers." Nothing alfo can be more-natural and lively than the manner in which Carthon afterwards defcribes how... | |
 | 1765 - 520 lapas
...its " place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle " fhook there its lonely head : The mofs whiftled " to the wind. The fox looked out from the ** windows...** Moina ; filence is in the houfe of her fathers." Nothing alfo can be more natural and lively than the manner in which Carthon afterwards defcribei how... | |
 | 1765 - 416 lapas
...place, by the fall of the walls. — The thiftle fhook, there, its lonely head : the mofs whiftled to the wind. The fox looked out, from the windows,...round his head. — Defolate is the dwelling of Moina, filcnce is in the houfe of her fathers. — Raifc the fong of mourning, O bards, over the land of ftrangers.... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1765 - 578 lapas
...fhook there its lonely head : the mofs whittled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows : and the rank grafs of the wall waved round his head. Defolate is the dwelling of Morna : filence is in the houfe of her fathers. FingaL To draw a character is the mafter-ftroke of... | |
 | Lord Henry Home Kames - 1772 - 398 lapas
...there its lonely head : the mofa whidled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows: and (he rank grafs of the wall waved round his head. Defolate is the dwelling of Morna : filence is in the houfe of her fathers. Fingal. To draw a character is the mafter-ftroke of... | |
 | 1773 - 466 lapas
...its " place by the fall of the walls. The thiftle " fhook there its lonely head : The mofs whiftled " to the wind. The fox looked out from the " windows;..." Moina; filence is in the houfe of her fathers." Nothing alfo can be more natural and lively than the manner in which Carthon afterwards de9 fcribes... | |
 | 1773 - 432 lapas
...wind. The fox looked out, from the windows, |he rank grafs of the wall waved round its head* Defplate is the dwelling of Moina, filence is in the houfe of her fathers. Raifc the fong pf mourning, O bards, over the land of grangers. TK«y have but fallen before us : for,... | |
 | 1783 - 274 lapas
...place, by the fall of the walls. — The thiftle shook, there, its lonely head : the mofs whiftled to the wind. The fox looked out, from the windows;...Defolate is the dwelling of Moina , filence is in the houf« of her fathers. — Raife the fong of mourning , O bards , over the land of ftrangers. They... | |
 | 1784 - 432 lapas
...from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thiftle fhook, there, its lonely head: the mofs whiftled to the wind. The fox looked out from the windows, the rank grafs of the wall waved round its head. Defolate is the dwelling of Moina, filence is in the houfe of her fathers. Raife the fong... | |
| |
I have seen the walls of Balclutha, but they were desolate. The fire had resounded in the halls: and the voice of the people is heard no more. The stream of Clutha was removed from its place, by the fall of the walls. The thistle shook there its lonely... 
