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Page 21
At length the finish'd garden to the view Its vistas opens , and its alleys green .
Snatch'd thro ' the verdant maze , the hurried eye Distracted wanders ; now the
bowery walk Of covert close , where scarce a speck of day Falls on the lengthen's
...
At length the finish'd garden to the view Its vistas opens , and its alleys green .
Snatch'd thro ' the verdant maze , the hurried eye Distracted wanders ; now the
bowery walk Of covert close , where scarce a speck of day Falls on the lengthen's
...
Page 85
... impetuous hurl'd From all the roaring Andes , huge defcends * The river that
runs through Siam ; on whose banks a vast multitude of those insects called Fire -
flies make a beautiful appearance in the night . The mighty Orellana * . Scarce ...
... impetuous hurl'd From all the roaring Andes , huge defcends * The river that
runs through Siam ; on whose banks a vast multitude of those insects called Fire -
flies make a beautiful appearance in the night . The mighty Orellana * . Scarce ...
Page 86
Scarce the Muse Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing
water ; scarce lhe dares attempt The fea - like Plata ; to whose dread expanse ,
Continuous depth , and wondrous length of course , Our floods are rills .
Scarce the Muse Dares stretch her wing o'er this enormous mass Of rushing
water ; scarce lhe dares attempt The fea - like Plata ; to whose dread expanse ,
Continuous depth , and wondrous length of course , Our floods are rills .
Page 189
James Thomson. Now when the cheerless empire of the sky To Capricorn the
Centaur Archer yields , And fierce Aquarius , stains th ' inverted year ; Hung o'er
the farthest verge of heaven , the sun Scarce spreads thro ' ether the dejected
day .
James Thomson. Now when the cheerless empire of the sky To Capricorn the
Centaur Archer yields , And fierce Aquarius , stains th ' inverted year ; Hung o'er
the farthest verge of heaven , the sun Scarce spreads thro ' ether the dejected
day .
Page 220
There , warm together press'd , the trooping deer Sleep on the new - fallen snows
; and , scarce his head Rais'd o'er the happy wreath , the branching elk Lies
slumbering fullen in the white abyss . The ruthless hunter wants nor dogs nor toils
...
There , warm together press'd , the trooping deer Sleep on the new - fallen snows
; and , scarce his head Rais'd o'er the happy wreath , the branching elk Lies
slumbering fullen in the white abyss . The ruthless hunter wants nor dogs nor toils
...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Seasons |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Publisher | A. Strahan, 1799 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 238 pages |
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