...some of its properties or qualities. • " I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice ; his spear, t rising moon : he sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist o " A lover may bestride the Gossamer, That idles in the wanton summer air, And yet not fall — so...

...Grew darker at their frown." " I saw their chief tall as a rock of ice ; his spear the blasted fir ; his shield the rising moon ; he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on a hill." Ice-cream — Ice-water. As for ice-cream, there is no such thing, as ice-cream would be the...

...round. — Thomson. HYPERBOLE. 1 «aw their chief, tall as a rock of ice ; his spear, the blasted fir ; his shield, the rising moon ; he sat on the shore, like a cloud of mist on the hill. — Osssian. At which the universal host up sent A shout that tore Hell's concave, and beyond...

...of Ossian's hyperboles. — " I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice, his spear the blasted fir, his shield the rising moon ; he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on the hill." It is not surprising if we meet among so many tropes and figures, and where there is such a...

...for all the queens of earth. 7. I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice; his spear, the blasted fir; his shield, the rising moon : he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on the hill.— Ossian. EXERCISE. Criticise the following hyperboles : 1. I found her on the floor, In all...

...magnified or diminished : 1 . I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice ; his spear the blasted fir ; his shield the rising moon ; he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on the hill. 2. And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah. 3....

...is magnified or diminished: 1. I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice; his spear the blasted fir; his shield the rising moon; he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on the hill. 2. And thou, Bethlehem in the land of Judah, art not the least among the princes of Judah. 3....

...; as love, fear, hatred, envy, etc. "Their Chief, tall as a rack of ice ; his spear a blasted fir ; his shield the rising moon ; he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on a hill." "Crimson leaves flaming in splendor," "Crimson vine," "A bearded pine," "Thin as a thread,"...

...streams.' ' I beheld their chief,' says Moran, 'tall as a glittering rock. His spear is a blasted pine. His shield the rising moon! He sat on the shore, like...chief of heroes ! I said, many are our hands of war. Well are thou named, the Mighty Man ; but many mighty men are seen from Tura's windy walls.' " The...

...steps, which way they walk. 9. I saw their chief, tall as a rock of ice, his spear the blasted fir. his shield the rising moon ; he sat on the shore like a cloud of mist on the hill. i0. I am the Vine, ye are the branches. u. A plague upon the weeds ! Every day, when I walk in...