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Page 41
Neglected fortune flies ; and sliding swift , Prone into ruin , fall his fcorn'd affairs . '
Tis nought but gloom around ; the darkened sun Loles his light . The rosy - bofom'
d Spring To weeping Fancy pines ; and yon bright arch , Contracted , bends ...
Neglected fortune flies ; and sliding swift , Prone into ruin , fall his fcorn'd affairs . '
Tis nought but gloom around ; the darkened sun Loles his light . The rosy - bofom'
d Spring To weeping Fancy pines ; and yon bright arch , Contracted , bends ...
Page 42
Th ' unfinish'd period falls : while , borne away On swelling thought , his wafted
spirit flies To the vain bosom of his distant fair ; And leaves the semblance of a
lover , fix'd In melancholy fite , with head declin'd , And love - dejected eyes .
Th ' unfinish'd period falls : while , borne away On swelling thought , his wafted
spirit flies To the vain bosom of his distant fair ; And leaves the semblance of a
lover , fix'd In melancholy fite , with head declin'd , And love - dejected eyes .
Page 72
At every step , Solemn , and slow , the shadows blacker fall , And all is awful
liftening gloom around . These are the haunts of Meditation , these The scenes
where ancient bards th ' inspiring breath , Ecstatic , felt ; and , from this world retir'
d ...
At every step , Solemn , and slow , the shadows blacker fall , And all is awful
liftening gloom around . These are the haunts of Meditation , these The scenes
where ancient bards th ' inspiring breath , Ecstatic , felt ; and , from this world retir'
d ...
Page 75
Thus up the mount , in airy vifion rapt , I stray , regardless whither ; till the found Of
a near fall of water every sense Wakes from the charm of thought : swift -
shrinking back , I check my steps , and view the broken scene . Smooth to the
shelving ...
Thus up the mount , in airy vifion rapt , I stray , regardless whither ; till the found Of
a near fall of water every sense Wakes from the charm of thought : swift -
shrinking back , I check my steps , and view the broken scene . Smooth to the
shelving ...
Page 181
... tempest roar , Wrapt close in conscious peace . The fall of kings , The rage of
nations , and the crush of states , Move not the Man , who , from the world escap'd
, In still retreats , and flowery folitudes , To Nature's voice attends , from month ...
... tempest roar , Wrapt close in conscious peace . The fall of kings , The rage of
nations , and the crush of states , Move not the Man , who , from the world escap'd
, In still retreats , and flowery folitudes , To Nature's voice attends , from month ...
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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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