...famous Druids, lie; Nor on the fhaggy top of Mona high; Nor yet where Deva fpreads her wizard flream. Ay me ! I fondly dream Had ye been there; for what could that have donef What could the Mufe herfelf that Orpheus bore, The Mufe herfelf for her enchanting fon, Whom...

...lov'd Lycidas ? . For neither were ye playing on the fteej Where your old Bards, the famous Druids, He; Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high , Nor yet where Deva iprcads her wizard flream *. Having now treated fully of Offian's talents, with rcfpeft to defcription...

...famous Druids, lye; Nor on the fhaggy top of Mona high; Nor yet where Deva fpreads her wifard dream: Ah me! I fondly dream Had ye been there, for what could that have done? What could the Mufe herfelf, that Orpheus bose, The Mufe herfelf for her enchanting fon, Whom univerfal nature did...

...Druids, lye; Nor on the ftiaggy top of Mona high; Nor yet where Deva fpreads her wifard ftream: Ah me ! I fondly dream Had ye been there, for what could that have done ? What could the Mufe herfelf, that Orpheus bore, The Mufe herfelf for her enchanting fon, Whom univerfal nature did...

...1673, the two laft of which were printed under Milton's eye. Dodlor Newton thus exhibits the paflage. Ay me ! I fondly dream Had ye been there, for what could that have done ? And adds this note. " We have here followed the pointing of Mil" ton's manufcript in preference to...

...the head of your lov'd Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep, 51 Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie, Nor on the shaggy top of Mona high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wisard stream i 55 Ay me! I fondly dream Had ye been there, for what could-that have done ? What could...

...hore, From whence the river DEE, as filuer cleene, His tombling billowcs rolls with gentle rore. The Ay me ! I fondly dream ! Had ye been there, for what could that have done ? The Dee has been made the fcene of a variety of antient Bridlh traditions. The city of Chefter was...

...Druids, lie, Nor on the fhaggy top of Mona high, Nor yet where Deva fpreads her wifard flrcam : Ah me, I fondly dream ! Had ye been there for what could that have done ? What could the Mufe herfelf that Orpheus bore, • The Mufe herfelf for her enchanting fon, Whom univerfal nature...

...o'er the head of your lov'd Lycidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie; Nor on the shaggy top of Mona,...high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wizard stream.* Having now treated fully of Ossian's talents, with' respect to description and imagery, it only remains...

...o'er the head of your lov'd Ljcidas ? For neither were ye playing on the steep Where your old bards, the famous Druids, lie ; Nor on the shaggy top of...high, Nor yet where Deva spreads her wizard stream. * * Milton's Lycidas. ' See Thcocrit. Idyll. I. Ttci irax.' ag r,ff(> ma. A«^»; factxm ; iro. iruxa,...