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Page xi
... seeing any thing new and original . These were somewhat mortified to find their notions disturbed by the appearance of a poet , who seemed to owe nothing but to nature and his own genius . But , in a fhort time , the applause became ...
... seeing any thing new and original . These were somewhat mortified to find their notions disturbed by the appearance of a poet , who seemed to owe nothing but to nature and his own genius . But , in a fhort time , the applause became ...
Page 20
... See , where the winding vale its lavish ftores , Irriguous , spreads . See , how the lily drinks The latent rill , fcarce oozing thro ' the grafs , Of growth luxuriant ; or the humid bank , In 20 SPRING .
... See , where the winding vale its lavish ftores , Irriguous , spreads . See , how the lily drinks The latent rill , fcarce oozing thro ' the grafs , Of growth luxuriant ; or the humid bank , In 20 SPRING .
Page 30
... see , Or wing , their range and pasture . O'er the boughs Dancing about , ftill at the giddy verge Their refolution fails ; their pinions ftill , In loose libration stretch'd , to trust the void Trembling refuse : till down before them ...
... see , Or wing , their range and pasture . O'er the boughs Dancing about , ftill at the giddy verge Their refolution fails ; their pinions ftill , In loose libration stretch'd , to trust the void Trembling refuse : till down before them ...
Page 59
... and herb , and tepid ftream . Who can unpitying see the flowery race , Shed by the morn , their new - flush'd bloom refign , Before the parching beam ? So fade the fair , When fevers revel thro ' their azure veins . But SUMMER . 59.
... and herb , and tepid ftream . Who can unpitying see the flowery race , Shed by the morn , their new - flush'd bloom refign , Before the parching beam ? So fade the fair , When fevers revel thro ' their azure veins . But SUMMER . 59.
Page 77
... See , how at once the bright - effulgent fun , Rifing direct , swift chases from the sky The fhort - liv'd twilight ; and with ardent blaze Looks gaily fierce thro ' all the dazzling air : He mounts his throne ; but kind before him ...
... See , how at once the bright - effulgent fun , Rifing direct , swift chases from the sky The fhort - liv'd twilight ; and with ardent blaze Looks gaily fierce thro ' all the dazzling air : He mounts his throne ; but kind before him ...
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amid beauty beneath beſt blaſt bofom boundleſs breaſt breathes breeze clouds courſe deep defcends defcription earth ether facred fatire feafon fecret fhade fhine filent fimple fing firſt flame fleep flocks flood fmiles fnow focial foft fome fong fons foon foreft foul friendſhip ftill ftorm ftream fuch funk fwain fwelling gale gloom grace grove heart heaven hills himſelf itſelf laft landſcape laſt lefs loft looſe luftre mingled mix'd moſt mountains Mufe Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions pleafing pleaſure poet rage raiſe reſtleſs rife round ruſhes ſcarce ſcene ſeaſon ſeem ſenſe ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhore ſhower ſky ſpirit ſpreads Spring ſtate ſtill ſtores ſtorm taſte tempeft thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe Thomſon thoſe thou thouſand thro toil treaſures uſe vale vex'd waſte wave whofe whoſe wild winds wing Winter wiſdom wonders woods