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S P RIN G. TOME , gentle SPRING , ethereal Mildness , come , And from the
bosom of yon dropping cloud , While mufic wakes around veil'd in a shower Of
shadowing roses , on our plains descend . C 5 O HARTFORD , fitted or to shine
in ...
S P RIN G. TOME , gentle SPRING , ethereal Mildness , come , And from the
bosom of yon dropping cloud , While mufic wakes around veil'd in a shower Of
shadowing roses , on our plains descend . C 5 O HARTFORD , fitted or to shine
in ...
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Then no more Th ' expansive atmosphere is cramp'd with cold ; But , full of life
and vivifying foul , Lifts the light clouds sublime , and spreads them thin , 30
Fleecy and white , o'er all - furrounding heaven . Forth fly the tepid airs ; and
unconfin'd ...
Then no more Th ' expansive atmosphere is cramp'd with cold ; But , full of life
and vivifying foul , Lifts the light clouds sublime , and spreads them thin , 30
Fleecy and white , o'er all - furrounding heaven . Forth fly the tepid airs ; and
unconfin'd ...
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... while they pick them up with busy bill , 135 The little trooping birds unwisely
scares . Be patient , swains ; these cruel - seeming winds Elow not in vain . Far
hence they keep , repressid Those deepening clouds on clouds , furcharg'd with
rain ...
... while they pick them up with busy bill , 135 The little trooping birds unwisely
scares . Be patient , swains ; these cruel - seeming winds Elow not in vain . Far
hence they keep , repressid Those deepening clouds on clouds , furcharg'd with
rain ...
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1 I Warms the wide air , and o'er the void of heaven 145 Breathes the big clouds
with vernal showers distent . At first a dusky wreath they seem to rise , Scarce
staining ether ; but by fast degrees , In heaps on heaps , the doubling vapour fails
...
1 I Warms the wide air , and o'er the void of heaven 145 Breathes the big clouds
with vernal showers distent . At first a dusky wreath they seem to rise , Scarce
staining ether ; but by fast degrees , In heaps on heaps , the doubling vapour fails
...
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The clouds consign their treasures to the fields ; And , foftly shaking on the
dimpled pool Prelusive drops , let all their moisture flow , 175 In large effusion , o'
er the freshened world . The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard , By such
as ...
The clouds consign their treasures to the fields ; And , foftly shaking on the
dimpled pool Prelusive drops , let all their moisture flow , 175 In large effusion , o'
er the freshened world . The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard , By such
as ...
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| Title | The Seasons Volume 1 of The works of James Thomson in four volumes complete |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Publisher | A. Millar, 1752 |
| Original from | the Bavarian State Library |
| Digitized | 8 Jun 2017 |
| Length | 222 pages |
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