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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
VERSIFICATION OF A DIALOGUE FROM OSSIAN, by ROYALL TYLER Poet's Biography First Line: The storms are hushed, the pelting showers pass Last Line: Forgotten on the hills you lov'd to rove. Alternate Author Name(s): Old Simon; S. Subject(s): Macpherson, James (1736-1796) | |||
Ryno THE storms are hush'd, the pelting showers pass, Serene and tranquil is the noon of day; The sun gleams fitful o'er the waving grass, And through the vale the red stream works its way. O stream! thy sound is music to mine ear, But sweeter is the voice that sounds afar; It is the voice of Alpin that I hear, He mourns the valiant who have fall'n in war. Why dost thou weep, O Alpin, son of song? Why thus thy melancholy music pour, Like the cold blast that sighs the woods along, Or sullen waves that tumble on the shore? Alpin My tears, O Ryno, for the brave are shed; Though tall among the sons of men you move, Yet must you slumber with the silent dead, Forgotten on the hills you lov'd to rove. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WRITTEN IN A BLANK LEAF OF MACPHERSON'S OSSIAN by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH DEATH OF CALMAR AND ORLA; AN IMITATION OF OSSIAN by GEORGE GORDON BYRON INDEPENDENCE DAY by ROYALL TYLER A BASHFUL LOVER by ROYALL TYLER A CHRISTMAS HYMN by ROYALL TYLER A PROLOGUE TO BE SPOKEN BY MR. FRANKLEY by ROYALL TYLER A REPUTATION VINDICATED by ROYALL TYLER |
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