The Seasons |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 38
Page xxxiv
... race of poets are thought particularly chargeable with this defect . It ought , however , to be allowed in their favour , that if genius has declined , tafte has improved ; and that if they imitate more , they choose better models to ...
... race of poets are thought particularly chargeable with this defect . It ought , however , to be allowed in their favour , that if genius has declined , tafte has improved ; and that if they imitate more , they choose better models to ...
Page xlvi
... race , they joyfully begin the course of laborious , but pleafing occupa- tions , which are to engage them during the whole feafon . The delightful feries of pictures , fo truly ex- preffive of that genial spirit that pervades the ...
... race , they joyfully begin the course of laborious , but pleafing occupa- tions , which are to engage them during the whole feafon . The delightful feries of pictures , fo truly ex- preffive of that genial spirit that pervades the ...
Page xlviii
... race alone seem animated with peculiar vigour under the more direct influence of the fun ; and are therefore with equal truth and advantage introduced by the poet to enliven the filent and drooping scenes prefented by the other forms of ...
... race alone seem animated with peculiar vigour under the more direct influence of the fun ; and are therefore with equal truth and advantage introduced by the poet to enliven the filent and drooping scenes prefented by the other forms of ...
Page l
... race , which Spring and Summer had brought forth and cherished , having now acquired fufficient vigour , quit their con- cealments , and offer themselves to the pursuit of the carnivorous among their fellow - animals , and of the great ...
... race , which Spring and Summer had brought forth and cherished , having now acquired fufficient vigour , quit their con- cealments , and offer themselves to the pursuit of the carnivorous among their fellow - animals , and of the great ...
Page lii
... race , which filled every part of the Summer landscape with life and motion , are now either buried in profound fleep , or actually no longer exift , except in the unformed rudiments of a future progeny . Many of the birds and quadru ...
... race , which filled every part of the Summer landscape with life and motion , are now either buried in profound fleep , or actually no longer exift , except in the unformed rudiments of a future progeny . Many of the birds and quadru ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
amid beauty beneath beſt blaſt bofom boundleſs breaſt breathes breeze clouds courſe deep defcends defcription earth ether facred fatire feafon fecret fhade fhine filent fimple fing firſt flame fleep flocks flood fmiles fnow focial foft fome fong fons foon foreft foul friendſhip ftill ftorm ftream fuch funk fwain fwelling gale gloom grace grove heart heaven hills himſelf itſelf laft landſcape laſt lefs loft looſe luftre mingled mix'd moſt mountains Mufe Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions pleafing pleaſure poet rage raiſe reſtleſs rife round ruſhes ſcarce ſcene ſeaſon ſeem ſenſe ſhade ſhake ſhall ſhe ſhore ſhower ſky ſpirit ſpreads Spring ſtate ſtill ſtores ſtorm taſte tempeft thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe Thomſon thoſe thou thouſand thro toil treaſures uſe vale vex'd waſte wave whofe whoſe wild winds wing Winter wiſdom wonders woods