 | Hugh Blair - Literary forgeries and mystifications - 1763 - 94 pages
...embelliflied with many beautiful metaphors: Such as that remarkably fine one applied to Deugala; " She was covered with the light of beauty ;, " but her heart was the houfc of pride J." This mode of expreffion, which fuppreffes the mark of comparifon, and fubftitutes... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1765 - 416 pages
...one was our bed in the heath. DEUGALA was the fpoufe of Cairbar, chief of the plains of Ullin. She was covered with the light of beauty, but her heart was the houfe of pride. She loved that fun-beam of youth, thq noble fon of Damman. Cairbar, faid the whitearmed... | |
 | Poetry - 1773 - 466 pages
...Sacra Poefi H^brsorum. t Ifaiah xvii. 13. plied 4H A CRITICAL DISSERTATION plied to Deugala; " She was covered with the " light of beauty ; but her heart was the houfe " of pride." This mode of expreffion, which fupprefles the mark of comparifon, and fubftitutes... | |
 | Hugh Blair - English language - 1787 - 482 pages
...In peace, thou art the Gate of cc Spring; in war, the Mountain Storm." Or this, on A, Woman : " She was covered with " the Light of Beauty; but her heart was « the Houfe of Pride." They afford, however, one inftance of the fault we are now cenfuring : " Trothal went... | |
 | Ossian - 1790 - 446 pages
...one was our bed in the heath ! Deugala was the fpoufe of Cairhar, chief of the plains of Ullin. She was covered with the light of beauty, but her heart was the houfe of pride. She loved that funbeam of youth, the fon of noble Damman. " Cairbar," faid the white-armed... | |
 | Hugh Blair - 1797 - 350 pages
...l'image du printemps ; en guerre, tu deviens un volcan. » Et ailleurs, parlant d'une femme : « She was covered with the light of » beauty ; but her heart was the house of » pride ». L'éclat de la beauté brilloit sur sa figure; niais son cœur étoit le temple de l'orgueil ».... | |
 | Bards and bardism - 1803 - 352 pages
...embellished with many beautiful metaphors : Such as that remarkably fine one applied to Deugala ; " She was covered with the light of beauty; but her " heart was the house of pride." This mode of expression, which suppresses the mark of comparison, and substitutes a figured description... | |
 | George Neville Ussher - English language - 1803 - 102 pages
...following examples the metaphorical words are marked : To the faithful, death is the gate of life. — She was covered with the light of beauty ; but her heart was the houfe of pride. — Young men arefubtle arguers ; the cloak tf honour covers all their faults. —... | |
 | Ossian - 1805 - 262 pages
...embellished with many beautiful metaphors : such as that remarkably fine one applied to Deugala ; " she was " covered with the light of beauty ; but her heart was " the house of pride." This mode of expression, which suppresses the mark of comparison, and substitutes a figured description,... | |
 | Ossian - 1806 - 364 pages
...the heath ! * A place in Ulster. Deugala was the spouse of Cairbar, chief of the plains of Ullin. She was covered with the light of beauty, but her heart was the house of pride. She loved that sun-beam of youth, the son of noble Damman. " Cairbar," said the white-armed Deugala,... | |
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She " was covered with the Light of Beauty; but her " heart was the House of Pride. 
