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Page xxxv
... beauty , grandeur , or novelty , agreeably imprefs the imagination , has at all times been a principal and favourite occupation of poetry . Various have been the methods in which fuch descriptions have been in- troduced . They have been ...
... beauty , grandeur , or novelty , agreeably imprefs the imagination , has at all times been a principal and favourite occupation of poetry . Various have been the methods in which fuch descriptions have been in- troduced . They have been ...
Page xxxvi
... , 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.
... , 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 xxxvii
James Thomson. formed upon images of grandeur or beauty ; and to give animation and variety to the whole by interfperf- ing manners and incidents suitable to the scenery ; appears to be the general defign of this Poem ... beauty; and to ...
James Thomson. formed upon images of grandeur or beauty ; and to give animation and variety to the whole by interfperf- ing manners and incidents suitable to the scenery ; appears to be the general defign of this Poem ... beauty; and to ...
Page xlix
... beauty in others , and the no- velty in all , afford such a happy variety for the poet's selection , that we need not wonder if some of his nobleft pieces are the product of this delightful ex- curfion . He returns , however , with ...
... beauty in others , and the no- velty in all , afford such a happy variety for the poet's selection , that we need not wonder if some of his nobleft pieces are the product of this delightful ex- curfion . He returns , however , with ...
Page li
... beauty , arifing from that gradual de- cay which loofens the withering leaf , gilds the au- tumnal landscape with a temporary fplendour , fupe- rior to the verdure of Spring , or the luxuriance of Summer . The infinitely various and ...
... beauty , arifing from that gradual de- cay which loofens the withering leaf , gilds the au- tumnal landscape with a temporary fplendour , fupe- rior to the verdure of Spring , or the luxuriance of Summer . The infinitely various 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