"He beholds him with bursting joy; and turns, amid his crowded soul"
— Ossian; Macpherson, James (1736-1796)
Work Title
Place of Publication
London
Publisher
Printed for T. Becket
Date
1762
Metaphor
"He beholds him with bursting joy; and turns, amid his crowded soul"
Metaphor in Context
On his spear leans Fillan of Selma, in the wandering of his locks. Thrice he raised his eyes to Fingal: his voice thrice fails him as he speaks. My brother could not boast of battles: at once he strides away. Bent over a distant stream he stands: the tear hangs in his eye. He strikes, at times, the thistle's head, with his inverted spear. Nor is he unseen of Fingal. Sidelong he beholds his son. He beholds him with bursting joy; and turns, amid his crowded soul. In silence turns the king towards Mora of woods. He hides the big tear with his locks. At length his voice is heard.
Categories
Provenance
Searching "soul" and "steel" in HDIS (Poetry).
Citation
8 entries in ESTC (1762, 1763, 1771) .
Text from Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem, in Six Books: Together With Several Other Poems, Composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic Language, by James Macpherson. (London: Printed for T. Becket, 1762). <Link to ESTC>
Temora was published separately in 1763.
ESTC note: Not translated, "In fact by James Macpherson."
Text from Fingal, an Ancient Epic Poem, in Six Books: Together With Several Other Poems, Composed by Ossian the Son of Fingal. Translated from the Galic Language, by James Macpherson. (London: Printed for T. Becket, 1762). <Link to ESTC>
Temora was published separately in 1763.
ESTC note: Not translated, "In fact by James Macpherson."
Date of Entry
06/12/2005
Date of Review
01/18/2006
