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Page 67
The housewife waits to roll her feecy stores , With all her gay - drest maids
attending round . 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 ...
The housewife waits to roll her feecy stores , With all her gay - drest maids
attending round . 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 ...
Page 179
Thus they rejoice ; nor think That , with to - morrow's sun , their annual toil Begins
again the never - ceasing round . Oh knew he but his happiness , of Men The
happiest he ! who far from public rage , Deep in the vale , with a choice few retir'd
...
Thus they rejoice ; nor think That , with to - morrow's sun , their annual toil Begins
again the never - ceasing round . Oh knew he but his happiness , of Men The
happiest he ! who far from public rage , Deep in the vale , with a choice few retir'd
...
Page 199
When for the dusky spot , which fancy feign'd His tufted cottage rising thro ' the
snow , He meets the roughness of the middle watte , Far from the track , and bleft
abode of Man ; While round him night refiftless clofes fast , And every tempeft ...
When for the dusky spot , which fancy feign'd His tufted cottage rising thro ' the
snow , He meets the roughness of the middle watte , Far from the track , and bleft
abode of Man ; While round him night refiftless clofes fast , And every tempeft ...
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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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