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Page xv
... conscious of the importance and dignity of the subject , he valued himself more
than upon all his other writings . While Mr. Thomson was writing the First Part of
Liberty , he received a severe shock , by the death of his noble friend and fellow ...
... conscious of the importance and dignity of the subject , he valued himself more
than upon all his other writings . While Mr. Thomson was writing the First Part of
Liberty , he received a severe shock , by the death of his noble friend and fellow ...
Page 90
Unhappy he ! who from the first of joys , Society , cut off , is left alone Amid this
world of death . Day after day , Sad on the jutting eminence he fits , And views the
main that ever toils below ; Still fondly forming in the farthest verge , Where the ...
Unhappy he ! who from the first of joys , Society , cut off , is left alone Amid this
world of death . Day after day , Sad on the jutting eminence he fits , And views the
main that ever toils below ; Still fondly forming in the farthest verge , Where the ...
Page 93
Lur'd by the scent Of steaming crowds , of rank disease , and death , Behold ! he
rushing cuts the briny flood , Swift as the gale can bear the ship along ; And , from
the partners of that cruel trade , Which spoils unhappy Guinea of her sons ...
Lur'd by the scent Of steaming crowds , of rank disease , and death , Behold ! he
rushing cuts the briny flood , Swift as the gale can bear the ship along ; And , from
the partners of that cruel trade , Which spoils unhappy Guinea of her sons ...
Page 179
What tho ' , from utmost land and sea purvey'd , For him each rarer tributary life
Bleeds not , and his insatiate table heaps With luxury , and death ? What tho ' his
bowl Flames not with costly juice ; nor funk in beds , Oft of gay care , he tosses
out ...
What tho ' , from utmost land and sea purvey'd , For him each rarer tributary life
Bleeds not , and his insatiate table heaps With luxury , and death ? What tho ' his
bowl Flames not with costly juice ; nor funk in beds , Oft of gay care , he tosses
out ...
Page 199
These check his fearful steps ; and down he finks Beneath the shelter of the
shapeless drift , Thinking o'er all the bitterness of death , Mix'd with the tender
anguish Nature shoots Thro ' the wrung bosom of the dying Man , His wife , his
children ...
These check his fearful steps ; and down he finks Beneath the shelter of the
shapeless drift , Thinking o'er all the bitterness of death , Mix'd with the tender
anguish Nature shoots Thro ' the wrung bosom of the dying Man , His wife , his
children ...
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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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