The SeasonsJones, 1835 - 136 pages |
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Page iv
... Spring " was published in 1728 , addressed to the Countess of Hertford and the Seasons were completed by the addition of " Autumn , " dedicated to Mr. Onslow , in 1730 , when they were published col- lectively . As nothing was more ...
... Spring " was published in 1728 , addressed to the Countess of Hertford and the Seasons were completed by the addition of " Autumn , " dedicated to Mr. Onslow , in 1730 , when they were published col- lectively . As nothing was more ...
Page vii
... Spring , the splendor of Summer , the tranquillity of Autumn , and the horror of Winter , take in their turns possession of the mind . The poet leads us through the appearances of things , as they are . successively varied by the ...
... Spring , the splendor of Summer , the tranquillity of Autumn , and the horror of Winter , take in their turns possession of the mind . The poet leads us through the appearances of things , as they are . successively varied by the ...
Page viii
... every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge , conscious peace , and virtue pure ; Sacred , substantial , never - fading bliss ! Winter . SPRING . ARGUMENT . The subject proposed . Inscribed to viii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH , & c .
... every low pursuit ! and feed my soul With knowledge , conscious peace , and virtue pure ; Sacred , substantial , never - fading bliss ! Winter . SPRING . ARGUMENT . The subject proposed . Inscribed to viii BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH , & c .
Page 2
... . On brute animals . And last , on man . Concluding with a dissuasive from the wild and irregular passion of love , opposed to that of a pure and happy kind . SPRING . COME , gentle Spring , ethereal mildness , ARGUMENT. ...
... . On brute animals . And last , on man . Concluding with a dissuasive from the wild and irregular passion of love , opposed to that of a pure and happy kind . SPRING . COME , gentle Spring , ethereal mildness , ARGUMENT. ...
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amid Apennine art thou Autumn beam beauty beneath blank verse blast blaze bliss bloom bosom boundless breast breath breeze bright Castle of Indolence clouds dark deep delight deluge descends diffused dreadful earth ether exalts fair fair brow faithless fancy fierce flame flocks flood gale gentle gloom glowing grace grove happy heart heaven herds hills JAMES THOMSON Lapland light lustre luxury Lycurgus matchless maze mighty mind mingled mix'd mountains Muse Nature Nature's night numbers o'er passions peace plain poison'd pomp pride race rage rapture rills rise roar robe rocks roll round rural scene season shade shake shining shoot smile snow soft song soul spreads Spring storm stream stretch'd swain sweet swelling swift tempest tender thee thou thought thunder toil Typhon vale vex'd virtue walk wander waste wave wide wild winds wing Winter wintry woods youth