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Page xlvii
matter , he deduces all the delightful appearances of Spring from the seeds of
fertility which descend in the vernal ... The rains are lost , when Jove descends in
showers Soft on the bosom of the parent earth : But springs the shining grain ;
their ...
matter , he deduces all the delightful appearances of Spring from the seeds of
fertility which descend in the vernal ... The rains are lost , when Jove descends in
showers Soft on the bosom of the parent earth : But springs the shining grain ;
their ...
Page 16
Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks , Swell'd with the vernal rains , is ebb'
d away , And , whitening , down their mosfy - tinctur'd stream Descends the
billowy foam : now is the time , While yet the dark brown water aids the guile , To
...
Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks , Swell'd with the vernal rains , is ebb'
d away , And , whitening , down their mosfy - tinctur'd stream Descends the
billowy foam : now is the time , While yet the dark brown water aids the guile , To
...
Page 142
And sometimes too a burst of rain , Swept from the black horizon , broad ,
descends In one continuous flood . Still over head The mingling tempeft weaves
its gloom , and still The deluge deepens ; till the fields around Lie sunk , and
flatted , in ...
And sometimes too a burst of rain , Swept from the black horizon , broad ,
descends In one continuous flood . Still over head The mingling tempeft weaves
its gloom , and still The deluge deepens ; till the fields around Lie sunk , and
flatted , in ...
Page 192
When from the pallid sky the sun descends , With many a spot , that o'er his
glaring orb Uncertain wanders , stain'd ; red fiery streaks Begin to flush around .
The reeling clouds Stagger with dizzy poife , as doubting yet Which master to
obey ...
When from the pallid sky the sun descends , With many a spot , that o'er his
glaring orb Uncertain wanders , stain'd ; red fiery streaks Begin to flush around .
The reeling clouds Stagger with dizzy poife , as doubting yet Which master to
obey ...
Page 196
... Thick clouds ascend ; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies , to
snow congeal'd . Heavy they roll their fleecy world along ; And the sky faddens
with the gathered storm . Thro ' the hush'd air the whitening shower descends , At
first ...
... Thick clouds ascend ; in whose capacious womb A vapoury deluge lies , to
snow congeal'd . Heavy they roll their fleecy world along ; And the sky faddens
with the gathered storm . Thro ' the hush'd air the whitening shower descends , At
first ...
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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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