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Page xiii
... Spring , in the begin- ning of the following year ; and of Autumn , in a quarto edition of his works , printed in 1730 . In that edition , the Seasons are placed in their natu❤ ral order ; and crowned with that inimitable Hymn , in ...
... Spring , in the begin- ning of the following year ; and of Autumn , in a quarto edition of his works , printed in 1730 . In that edition , the Seasons are placed in their natu❤ ral order ; and crowned with that inimitable Hymn , in ...
Page xxxvi
... approaches , and trace the pro- grefs of these viciffitudes , in a feries of landscapes all * They appeared in the following order : Winter , Summer , Spring , Autumn . formed upon images of grandeur or beauty ; and to xxxvi AN ESSAY ON.
... approaches , and trace the pro- grefs of these viciffitudes , in a feries of landscapes all * They appeared in the following order : Winter , Summer , Spring , Autumn . formed upon images of grandeur or beauty ; and to xxxvi AN ESSAY ON.
Page xxxviii
... Spring has been reprefented as the youth of the year - the feafon of pleafing hope , lively energy , and rapid increafe . Sum- mer has been resembled to perfect manhood - the fea fon of fteady warmth , confirmed strength , and unre ...
... Spring has been reprefented as the youth of the year - the feafon of pleafing hope , lively energy , and rapid increafe . Sum- mer has been resembled to perfect manhood - the fea fon of fteady warmth , confirmed strength , and unre ...
Page xl
... SPRING begins with a view of the feafon as yet unconfirmed , and partaking of the roughness of Winter * ; and it is not till after feveral fteps in gradual progreffion , that it breaks forth in all its ornaments , as the favourite of ...
... SPRING begins with a view of the feafon as yet unconfirmed , and partaking of the roughness of Winter * ; and it is not till after feveral fteps in gradual progreffion , that it breaks forth in all its ornaments , as the favourite of ...
Page xlv
... Spring is characterized as the feason of the reno- vation of nature ; in which animals and vegetables , excited by the kindly influence of returning warmth , shake off the torpid inaction of Winter , and prepare for the continuance and ...
... Spring is characterized as the feason of the reno- vation of nature ; in which animals and vegetables , excited by the kindly influence of returning warmth , shake off the torpid inaction of Winter , and prepare for the continuance and ...
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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