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... and awful fathers of mankind : And some , with whom ccapar'd your infect -
tribes 60 Are but the beings of a summer's day , Have held the scale of empire ,
rut'd the storm Of mighty war ; then , with victorious hand , Disdaining little
delicacies ...
... and awful fathers of mankind : And some , with whom ccapar'd your infect -
tribes 60 Are but the beings of a summer's day , Have held the scale of empire ,
rut'd the storm Of mighty war ; then , with victorious hand , Disdaining little
delicacies ...
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At once , array'd 95 In all the colours of the flushing year , By Nature's swift and
secret - working hand , The garden glows , and fills the liberal air With lavish
fragrance ; while the promis'd fruit Lies yet a little embryo , unperceiv'd , Within its
...
At once , array'd 95 In all the colours of the flushing year , By Nature's swift and
secret - working hand , The garden glows , and fills the liberal air With lavish
fragrance ; while the promis'd fruit Lies yet a little embryo , unperceiv'd , Within its
...
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With such a liberal hand has Nature flung 230 Their feeds abroad , blown them
about in winds , Innumerous mix d them with the nursing mold , The moistening
current , and prolifick rain . But who their virtues can declare ? Who pierce , With ...
With such a liberal hand has Nature flung 230 Their feeds abroad , blown them
about in winds , Innumerous mix d them with the nursing mold , The moistening
current , and prolifick rain . But who their virtues can declare ? Who pierce , With ...
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He , whose toil , Patient and ever ready , clothes the land 365 With all the pomp
of harvest ; shall he bleed , And struggling groan beneath the cruel hands Even
of the clown he feeds ; And that perhaps , To swell the riot of th ' autumnal feast ...
He , whose toil , Patient and ever ready , clothes the land 365 With all the pomp
of harvest ; shall he bleed , And struggling groan beneath the cruel hands Even
of the clown he feeds ; And that perhaps , To swell the riot of th ' autumnal feast ...
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... the tortur'd worm , Convulfive , twist in agonizing folds ; Which , by rapacious
hunger swallow d deep , Gives , as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the
weak helpless uncomplaining wretch , Harsh pain and horror to the tender hand .
... the tortur'd worm , Convulfive , twist in agonizing folds ; Which , by rapacious
hunger swallow d deep , Gives , as you tear it from the bleeding breast Of the
weak helpless uncomplaining wretch , Harsh pain and horror to the tender hand .
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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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