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formed upon images of grandeur or beauty ; and to give animation and variety to
the whole by interspersing manners and incidents suitable to the scenery ;
appears to be the general design of this Poem . Essentially different from a
didactic ...
formed upon images of grandeur or beauty ; and to give animation and variety to
the whole by interspersing manners and incidents suitable to the scenery ;
appears to be the general design of this Poem . Essentially different from a
didactic ...
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Behold yon breathing prospect bids the Mufe Throw all her beauty forth . But who
can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like
hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill , And lose them in each other ...
Behold yon breathing prospect bids the Mufe Throw all her beauty forth . But who
can paint Like Nature ? Can imagination boast , Amid its gay creation , hues like
hers ? Or can it mix them with that matchless skill , And lose them in each other ...
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Nor is the mead unworthy of thy foot , Full of fresh verdure , and unnumber'd
lowers , The negligence of Nature , wide , and wild ; Where , undisguis'd by mimic
Art , she fpreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye . Here their delicious talk
the ...
Nor is the mead unworthy of thy foot , Full of fresh verdure , and unnumber'd
lowers , The negligence of Nature , wide , and wild ; Where , undisguis'd by mimic
Art , she fpreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye . Here their delicious talk
the ...
Page 137
Thoughtless of beauty , she was beauty's self , Reclufe amid the close -
embowering woods . As in the hollow breast of Appenine , Beneath the shelter of
encircling hills , A myrtle rises , far from human eye , And breathes its balmy
fragrance ...
Thoughtless of beauty , she was beauty's self , Reclufe amid the close -
embowering woods . As in the hollow breast of Appenine , Beneath the shelter of
encircling hills , A myrtle rises , far from human eye , And breathes its balmy
fragrance ...
Page 180
Here too dwells fimple truth ; plain innocence ; Unsullied beauty ; sound
unbroken youth , Patient of labour , with a little pleas'd ; Health ever blooming ;
unambitious toil ; Calm contemplation , and poetic ease . Let others brave the
flood in queft ...
Here too dwells fimple truth ; plain innocence ; Unsullied beauty ; sound
unbroken youth , Patient of labour , with a little pleas'd ; Health ever blooming ;
unambitious toil ; Calm contemplation , and poetic ease . Let others brave the
flood in queft ...
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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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