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Th'uncurling floods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , seem thro ' delusive lapse 160
Forgetful of their course . " Tis silence all , And pleasing expectation . Herds and
flocks Drop the dry sprig , and mute - imploring eye The falling verdure . Hush'd in
...
Th'uncurling floods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , seem thro ' delusive lapse 160
Forgetful of their course . " Tis silence all , And pleasing expectation . Herds and
flocks Drop the dry sprig , and mute - imploring eye The falling verdure . Hush'd in
...
Page 10
The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes Th'illumin'd mountain , thro the forest
streams , Shakes on the floods , and in a yellow mist , Far sınoaking o'er th'
interminable plain , 195 In twinkling myriads lights the dewy gems . Moist , bright ,
and ...
The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes Th'illumin'd mountain , thro the forest
streams , Shakes on the floods , and in a yellow mist , Far sınoaking o'er th'
interminable plain , 195 In twinkling myriads lights the dewy gems . Moist , bright ,
and ...
Page 18
... of the flood They wanton rise , or urg'd by hunger leap , 410 Then fix , with
gentle twich , the barbed hook : Some 405 Some lightly tosling to the grasiy bank
, And to 18 S PRI N G.
... of the flood They wanton rise , or urg'd by hunger leap , 410 Then fix , with
gentle twich , the barbed hook : Some 405 Some lightly tosling to the grasiy bank
, And to 18 S PRI N G.
Page 43
... The farther shore ; where succourless , and sad , 1065 She with extended arms
his aid implores ; But strives in vain : borne by th ' outragious flood To distance
down , he rides the ridgy wave , Or whelm'd beneath the boiling eddy finks .
... The farther shore ; where succourless , and sad , 1065 She with extended arms
his aid implores ; But strives in vain : borne by th ' outragious flood To distance
down , he rides the ridgy wave , Or whelm'd beneath the boiling eddy finks .
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The precipice abrupt , Projecting horror on the blackend flood , Softens at thy
return . The desart joys Wildly , thro ' all his melancholy bounds . Rude ruins
glitter ; and the briny deep , Seen from some pointed promontory's top , Far to the
blue ...
The precipice abrupt , Projecting horror on the blackend flood , Softens at thy
return . The desart joys Wildly , thro ' all his melancholy bounds . Rude ruins
glitter ; and the briny deep , Seen from some pointed promontory's top , Far to the
blue ...
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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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