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Page 21
Snatch'd thro ' the verdant maze , the hurried eye Distracted wanders ; now the
bowery walk Of covert close , where scarce a speck of day Falls on the lengthen's
gloom , protracted sweeps . Now meets the bending sky ; the river now Dimpling
...
Snatch'd thro ' the verdant maze , the hurried eye Distracted wanders ; now the
bowery walk Of covert close , where scarce a speck of day Falls on the lengthen's
gloom , protracted sweeps . Now meets the bending sky ; the river now Dimpling
...
Page 142
Still over head The mingling tempeft weaves its gloom , and still The deluge
deepens ; till the fields around Lie sunk , and flatted , in the fordid wave . Sudden
, the ditches swell ; the meadows swim . Red , from the hills , innumerable
streams ...
Still over head The mingling tempeft weaves its gloom , and still The deluge
deepens ; till the fields around Lie sunk , and flatted , in the fordid wave . Sudden
, the ditches swell ; the meadows swim . Red , from the hills , innumerable
streams ...
Page 171
Or is this gloom too much ? Then lead , ye powers , That o'er the garden and the
rural seat Preside , which shining thro ' the cheerful land In countless numbers
blest BRITANNIA fees ; O lead me to the wide - extended walks , The fair majestic
...
Or is this gloom too much ? Then lead , ye powers , That o'er the garden and the
rural seat Preside , which shining thro ' the cheerful land In countless numbers
blest BRITANNIA fees ; O lead me to the wide - extended walks , The fair majestic
...
Page 192
... colour'd east , the moon Wears a wan circle round her blunted horns Seen thro
' the turbid Aluctuating air , The stars obtuse emit a shivered ray ; Or frequent
seem to shoot athwart the gloom , And long behind them trail the whitening blaze
.
... colour'd east , the moon Wears a wan circle round her blunted horns Seen thro
' the turbid Aluctuating air , The stars obtuse emit a shivered ray ; Or frequent
seem to shoot athwart the gloom , And long behind them trail the whitening blaze
.
Page 195
The weary clouds , Slow - meeting , mingle into solid gloom . Now , while the
drowsy world lies loft in sleep , Let me associate with the serious Night , And
Contemplation her sedate compeer ; Let me shake off th ' intrusive cares of day ,
And lay ...
The weary clouds , Slow - meeting , mingle into solid gloom . Now , while the
drowsy world lies loft in sleep , Let me associate with the serious Night , And
Contemplation her sedate compeer ; Let me shake off th ' intrusive cares of day ,
And lay ...
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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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