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United light and shade ! where the sight dwells With growing strength , and ever -
new delight . 85 From the moist meadow to the withered hill , Led by the breze ,
the vivid verdure runs , And swells , and deepens , to the cherish'd eye .
United light and shade ! where the sight dwells With growing strength , and ever -
new delight . 85 From the moist meadow to the withered hill , Led by the breze ,
the vivid verdure runs , And swells , and deepens , to the cherish'd eye .
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Not fo the swain ; He wondering views the bright enchantment bend , Delightful ,
o'er the radiant fields , and runs To catch the falling glory ; but amaz'd 215
Beholds th ' amusive arch before him fly , Then vanish quite away . Still night
succeeds ...
Not fo the swain ; He wondering views the bright enchantment bend , Delightful ,
o'er the radiant fields , and runs To catch the falling glory ; but amaz'd 215
Beholds th ' amusive arch before him fly , Then vanish quite away . Still night
succeeds ...
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Ah where find words Ting'd with so many colours ; and whose To life
approaching , may perfume my lays 475 With that fine oil , those aromatic gales ,
That inexhaustive flow continual round ? power , Yet tho ' successless , will the
toil delight .
Ah where find words Ting'd with so many colours ; and whose To life
approaching , may perfume my lays 475 With that fine oil , those aromatic gales ,
That inexhaustive flow continual round ? power , Yet tho ' successless , will the
toil delight .
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640 But most in woodland solitudes delight , In unfrequented glooms , or shaggy
banks , Steep , and divided by a babling brook , Whose murmurs foothe them all
the live - long day , When by kind duty fix'd . Among the roots 645 Of hazel ...
640 But most in woodland solitudes delight , In unfrequented glooms , or shaggy
banks , Steep , and divided by a babling brook , Whose murmurs foothe them all
the live - long day , When by kind duty fix'd . Among the roots 645 Of hazel ...
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665 As thus the patient dam afsiduous fits , Not to be tempted from her tender talk
, Or by sharp hunger , or by smooth delight , 660 Tho ' the whole loofen'd spring
around her blows , Her sympathizing lover takes his stand High on th ' opponent
...
665 As thus the patient dam afsiduous fits , Not to be tempted from her tender talk
, Or by sharp hunger , or by smooth delight , 660 Tho ' the whole loofen'd spring
around her blows , Her sympathizing lover takes his stand High on th ' opponent
...
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ages amid bank beam beauty beneath bloom breath breeze bright calm circling clouds comes dark death deep delight deſcends earth ether fair fall fancy fate fear feels fields fierce fire firſt fits flame flood flow force foul friends gale gentle give gloom grace grove hand happy head heard heart heaven Hence hills human kind land laſt light lively look mind mingled mountains Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er once peace plain pride pure race rage riſe river rocks roll round rural ſcene ſhade ſhe ſhining ſky ſmile ſnow ſoft ſong ſoul ſpreads Spring ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch ſun ſwell thee theſe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro toil train turn vale various virtue voice walk wandering waſte wave whole whoſe wide wild winds wing Winter woods youth
Bibliographic information
| 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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