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Page 67
One , chief , in gracious dignity enthron'd , · Shines o'er the reft , the pastoral
queen , and rays Her smiles , sweet - beaming , on her shepherd - king ; While
the glad circle round them yield their fouls . To festive mirth , and wit that knows
no gall ...
One , chief , in gracious dignity enthron'd , · Shines o'er the reft , the pastoral
queen , and rays Her smiles , sweet - beaming , on her shepherd - king ; While
the glad circle round them yield their fouls . To festive mirth , and wit that knows
no gall ...
Page 68
Fear not , ye gentle tribes , ' tis not the knife Of horrid slaughter that is o'er you
wav'd ; No , ' tis the tender swain's well - guided shears , Who having now , to pay
his annual care , Borrowed your fleece , to you a cumbrous load , Will send you ...
Fear not , ye gentle tribes , ' tis not the knife Of horrid slaughter that is o'er you
wav'd ; No , ' tis the tender swain's well - guided shears , Who having now , to pay
his annual care , Borrowed your fleece , to you a cumbrous load , Will send you ...
Page 145
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare ! Scar'd from the corn , and now to some
lone seat Retir'd : the rushy fen ; the ragged furze , Stretch'd o'er the ftony heath ;
the stubble chapt ; The thiftly lawn ; the thick entangled broom ; Of the same ...
Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare ! Scar'd from the corn , and now to some
lone seat Retir'd : the rushy fen ; the ragged furze , Stretch'd o'er the ftony heath ;
the stubble chapt ; The thiftly lawn ; the thick entangled broom ; Of the same ...
Page 168
The dewy - skirted clouds imbibe the sun , And thro ' their lucid veil his softened
force Shed o'er the peaceful world . Then is the time , For those whom wisdom
and whom Nature charm , To steal themselves from the degenerate crowd , And ...
The dewy - skirted clouds imbibe the sun , And thro ' their lucid veil his softened
force Shed o'er the peaceful world . Then is the time , For those whom wisdom
and whom Nature charm , To steal themselves from the degenerate crowd , And ...
Page 171
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 paradise of STOWE !
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 paradise of STOWE !
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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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