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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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Or impotent , or else approving , sees 280 The foul disorder . Senseless , and
deform'd , Convulsive anger storms at large ; or pale , And silent , fettles into fell
revenge . Base envy withers at another's joy , And hates that excellence it cannot
...
Or impotent , or else approving , sees 280 The foul disorder . Senseless , and
deform'd , Convulsive anger storms at large ; or pale , And silent , fettles into fell
revenge . Base envy withers at another's joy , And hates that excellence it cannot
...
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... the vital scale ascends ? Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks , Swelld
with the vernal rains , is ebb'd away ; 380 And , whitening , down their mosly -
tinctur'd stream Descends the billowy foam : now is the time , While yet the dark ...
... the vital scale ascends ? Now when the first foul torrent of the brooks , Swelld
with the vernal rains , is ebb'd away ; 380 And , whitening , down their mosly -
tinctur'd stream Descends the billowy foam : now is the time , While yet the dark ...
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Around , athwart , Thro ' the soft air , the busy nations fly , Cling to the bud , and ,
with inserted tube , Suck its pure essence , its ethereal foul . 510 And oft , with
bolder wing , they foaring dare The purple heath , or where the wild - thyme
grows ...
Around , athwart , Thro ' the soft air , the busy nations fly , Cling to the bud , and ,
with inserted tube , Suck its pure essence , its ethereal foul . 510 And oft , with
bolder wing , they foaring dare The purple heath , or where the wild - thyme
grows ...
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... gayest trim . Lend me your fong , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running
foul of melody Into 575 Into my varied verse ! while I deduce , 24 SPRING .
... gayest trim . Lend me your fong , ye nightingales ! oh pour The mazy - running
foul of melody Into 575 Into my varied verse ! while I deduce , 24 SPRING .
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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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