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Page 10
Swift fancy fir'd anticipates their growth ; And , while the milky nutriment distils ,
Beholds the kindling country colour round . 185 Thus all day long the full -
distended clouds Indulge their genial stores , and well - fhower'd earth Is deep
enrich'd ...
Swift fancy fir'd anticipates their growth ; And , while the milky nutriment distils ,
Beholds the kindling country colour round . 185 Thus all day long the full -
distended clouds Indulge their genial stores , and well - fhower'd earth Is deep
enrich'd ...
Page 20
There let the clasick page thy fancy lead Thro ' rural scenes ; such as the
Mantuan swain Paints in the matchless harmony of song . 445 Or catch thy self
the landskip , gliding swift Athwart imagination's vivid eye : Or by the vocal.woods
and ...
There let the clasick page thy fancy lead Thro ' rural scenes ; such as the
Mantuan swain Paints in the matchless harmony of song . 445 Or catch thy self
the landskip , gliding swift Athwart imagination's vivid eye : Or by the vocal.woods
and ...
Page 21
If fancy then Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task , Ah what shall language do
? 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 ...
If fancy then Unequal fails beneath the pleasing task , Ah what shall language do
? 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 ...
Page 27
CONNUBIAL leagues agreed , to the deep woods They haft away , all as their
fancy leads , Pleasure , or food , or secret safety prompts ; 630 That Nature's
great command may be obey'd : Nor all the sweet sensations they perceive
Indulg'd in ...
CONNUBIAL leagues agreed , to the deep woods They haft away , all as their
fancy leads , Pleasure , or food , or secret safety prompts ; 630 That Nature's
great command may be obey'd : Nor all the sweet sensations they perceive
Indulg'd in ...
Page 33
And oft , in jealous madning fancy wrapt , He seeks the fight ; and , idly - butting ,
feigns His rival gor'd in every knotty trunk . Him should he meet , the bellowing
war begins : 800 Their eyes flash fury ; to the hollow'd earth , Whence the fand ...
And oft , in jealous madning fancy wrapt , He seeks the fight ; and , idly - butting ,
feigns His rival gor'd in every knotty trunk . Him should he meet , the bellowing
war begins : 800 Their eyes flash fury ; to the hollow'd earth , Whence the fand ...
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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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