The SeasonsJones, 1835 - 136 pages |
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Page v
... the distinguishing qualities of his mind and heart , they are better represented in his writ ings than they can be by the pen of a biographer i Among his peculiarities was a very unskilful and inarticulate manner OF THE AUTHOR A Y.
... the distinguishing qualities of his mind and heart , they are better represented in his writ ings than they can be by the pen of a biographer i Among his peculiarities was a very unskilful and inarticulate manner OF THE AUTHOR A Y.
Page vi
... mind that at once comprehends the vast , and attends to the minute . The reader of the " Seasons " wonders that he never saw before there , his love of mankind , of his country , and his friends ; his devotion to the Supreme Being ; and ...
... mind that at once comprehends the vast , and attends to the minute . The reader of the " Seasons " wonders that he never saw before there , his love of mankind , of his country , and his friends ; his devotion to the Supreme Being ; and ...
Page vii
... mind . The poet leads us through the appearances of things , as they are . successively varied by the vicissitudes of the year , and imparts to us so much of his own enthusiasm , that our thoughts expand with his imagery , and kindle ...
... mind . The poet leads us through the appearances of things , as they are . successively varied by the vicissitudes of the year , and imparts to us so much of his own enthusiasm , that our thoughts expand with his imagery , and kindle ...
Page 9
... mind Has lost that concord of harmonious powers , Which forms the soul of happiness ; and all Is off the poise within ; the passions all Have burst their bounds ; and reason , half - extinct Or impotent , or else approving , sees The ...
... mind Has lost that concord of harmonious powers , Which forms the soul of happiness ; and all Is off the poise within ; the passions all Have burst their bounds ; and reason , half - extinct Or impotent , or else approving , sees The ...
Page 13
... mind . Behold ! yon breathing prospect bids the muse Throw all her beauty forth . But who can paint Like nature ? Can imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill , And lose ...
... mind . Behold ! yon breathing prospect bids the muse Throw all her beauty forth . But who can paint Like nature ? Can imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill , And lose ...
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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