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The autumn was his favourite season for poetical composition , and the deep
filence of the night , the time he commonly chose for such studies ; so that he
would often be heard walking in his library , till near morning , humming over , in
his ...
The autumn was his favourite season for poetical composition , and the deep
filence of the night , the time he commonly chose for such studies ; so that he
would often be heard walking in his library , till near morning , humming over , in
his ...
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Rude ruins glitter ; and the briny deep , Seen from some pointed promontory's top
, Far to the blue horizon's utmost verge , Reitless , reflects a floating gleam . But
this , And all the much - transported Muse can fing , Are to thy beauty , dignity ...
Rude ruins glitter ; and the briny deep , Seen from some pointed promontory's top
, Far to the blue horizon's utmost verge , Reitless , reflects a floating gleam . But
this , And all the much - transported Muse can fing , Are to thy beauty , dignity ...
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Or rushing thence , in one diffusive band , They drive the troubled flocks , by
many a dog Compell'd , to where the mazy - running brook Forms a deep pool ;
this bank abrupt and high , And That fair spreading in a pebbled shore . Urg'd to
the ...
Or rushing thence , in one diffusive band , They drive the troubled flocks , by
many a dog Compell'd , to where the mazy - running brook Forms a deep pool ;
this bank abrupt and high , And That fair spreading in a pebbled shore . Urg'd to
the ...
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Meantime , their joyous talk goes on apace : Some mingling stir the melted tar ,
and some , Deep on the new - fhorn vagrant's heaving fide , To ftamp his master's
cypher ready stand ; Others the unwilling wether drag along ; And , glorying in ...
Meantime , their joyous talk goes on apace : Some mingling stir the melted tar ,
and some , Deep on the new - fhorn vagrant's heaving fide , To ftamp his master's
cypher ready stand ; Others the unwilling wether drag along ; And , glorying in ...
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Stage above stage , high waving o'er the hills ; Or to the far horizon wide diffus'd ,
A boundless deep immensity of shade . Here lofty trees ; to ancient fong unknown
The noble fons of potent heat and floods Prone - rushing from the clouds , rear ...
Stage above stage , high waving o'er the hills ; Or to the far horizon wide diffus'd ,
A boundless deep immensity of shade . Here lofty trees ; to ancient fong unknown
The noble fons of potent heat and floods Prone - rushing from the clouds , rear ...
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amid appears Autumn beam beauty beneath beſt breathes circling clouds comes courſe dark death deep delight deſcends deſcription earth fair fall fancy fear feels fields firſt fits flame flood force foul give gloom grace grove hand happy head heart heaven Hence hills himſelf human kind land laſt light lively look mind mingled morn moſt mountains Muſe Nature night o'er once peace plain poet pure race rage riſe river rocks roll round rural ſcarce ſcene ſeaſon ſee ſhade ſhe ſhines ſky ſmile ſnow ſoft ſome ſong ſoul ſpread Spring ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch ſun ſwelling thee theſe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro till toil train turn vale various virtue voice walk waſte wave whole whoſe wide wild winds wing Winter wonders woods youth
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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