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Page vi
She consulted her friend Mr. Gusthart : and having , by his advice , mortgaged
her moiety of the farm , repaired with her family to Edinburgh ; where she lived in
a decent , frugal manner , till her favourite fon had not only finished his
academical ...
She consulted her friend Mr. Gusthart : and having , by his advice , mortgaged
her moiety of the farm , repaired with her family to Edinburgh ; where she lived in
a decent , frugal manner , till her favourite fon had not only finished his
academical ...
Page 105
Ah then ! not Paris on the piny top Of Ida panted stronger , when aside The rival.
goddesses the veil divine Caft unconfin'd , and gave him all their charms , Than ,
Damon , thou ; as from the snowy leg , And Nender foot , th'inverted filk she drew
...
Ah then ! not Paris on the piny top Of Ida panted stronger , when aside The rival.
goddesses the veil divine Caft unconfin'd , and gave him all their charms , Than ,
Damon , thou ; as from the snowy leg , And Nender foot , th'inverted filk she drew
...
Page 107
Recovering , swift she few to find those robes Which blissful Eden knew not ; and
, array'd In careless hafte , th'alarming paper snatch'd . But , when her Damon's
well - known hand she saw , Her terrors vanish'd , and a softer train Of mixt ...
Recovering , swift she few to find those robes Which blissful Eden knew not ; and
, array'd In careless hafte , th'alarming paper snatch'd . But , when her Damon's
well - known hand she saw , Her terrors vanish'd , and a softer train Of mixt ...
Page 129
Thy noble cares she knows , The patriot virtues that diftend thy thought , Spread
on thy front , and in thy bofom glow ; While listening senates hang upon thy
tongue , Devolving thro ' the maze of eloquence A roll of periods sweeter than her
...
Thy noble cares she knows , The patriot virtues that diftend thy thought , Spread
on thy front , and in thy bofom glow ; While listening senates hang upon thy
tongue , Devolving thro ' the maze of eloquence A roll of periods sweeter than her
...
Page 188
Since has she rounded the revolving year : Skim'd the gay Spring ; on eagle -
pinions borne , Attempted thro ' the Summer - blaze to rise ; Then swept o'er
Autumn with a shadowy gale ; And now among the wintry clouds again , Roll'd in
the ...
Since has she rounded the revolving year : Skim'd the gay Spring ; on eagle -
pinions borne , Attempted thro ' the Summer - blaze to rise ; Then swept o'er
Autumn with a shadowy gale ; And now among the wintry clouds again , Roll'd in
the ...
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amid appears Autumn beam beauty beneath beſt breathes circling clouds comes courſe dark death deep delight deſcends deſcription earth fair fall fancy fear feels fields firſt fits flame flood force foul give gloom grace grove hand happy head heart heaven Hence hills himſelf human kind land laſt light lively look mind mingled morn moſt mountains Muſe Nature night o'er once peace plain poet pure race rage riſe river rocks roll round rural ſcarce ſcene ſeaſon ſee ſhade ſhe ſhines ſky ſmile ſnow ſoft ſome ſong ſoul ſpread Spring ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch ſun ſwelling thee theſe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro till toil train turn vale various virtue voice walk waſte wave whole whoſe wide wild winds wing Winter wonders woods youth
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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