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Page xxxvi
The shepherd , the husbandman , the hunter , appear in their turns ; and may be
considered as natural concomitants of that portion of the yearly round which
prompts their several occupations . But it is not only the bodily pursuits of man
which ...
The shepherd , the husbandman , the hunter , appear in their turns ; and may be
considered as natural concomitants of that portion of the yearly round which
prompts their several occupations . But it is not only the bodily pursuits of man
which ...
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Gradual sinks the breeze 155 Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to
quiver through the closing woods , Or rustling turn the many - twinkling leaves Of
aspin tall . Th ' uncurling floods , diffus'd In glassy breadth , feem thro ' delusive ...
Gradual sinks the breeze 155 Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to
quiver through the closing woods , Or rustling turn the many - twinkling leaves Of
aspin tall . Th ' uncurling floods , diffus'd In glassy breadth , feem thro ' delusive ...
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760 SHOULD I my steps turn to the rural seat , Whose lofty elms , and venerable
oaks , Invite the rook , who high amid the boughs , 765 * The farthest of the
western iflands of Scotland , In early Spring , his airy city builds , And In 36 G.
SPR I N.
760 SHOULD I my steps turn to the rural seat , Whose lofty elms , and venerable
oaks , Invite the rook , who high amid the boughs , 765 * The farthest of the
western iflands of Scotland , In early Spring , his airy city builds , And In 36 G.
SPR I N.
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O'er the whole homely scene , the cooing dove Flies thick in amorous chace , and
wanton rolls The glancing eye , and turns the changeful neck . 785 781 CWHILE
thus the gentle tenants of the shade Indulge their purer loves , the rougher ...
O'er the whole homely scene , the cooing dove Flies thick in amorous chace , and
wanton rolls The glancing eye , and turns the changeful neck . 785 781 CWHILE
thus the gentle tenants of the shade Indulge their purer loves , the rougher ...
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Th'exciting gale ; then , steep descending , cleaves The headlong torrents
foaming down the hills , Even where the madness of the straiten'd stream 815 '
Turns in black eddies round ; such is the force With which his frantic heart and
finews ...
Th'exciting gale ; then , steep descending , cleaves The headlong torrents
foaming down the hills , Even where the madness of the straiten'd stream 815 '
Turns in black eddies round ; such is the force With which his frantic heart and
finews ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Seasons |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Publisher | W. Strahan, 1778 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 20 Aug 2014 |
| Length | 209 pages |
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