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Page 7
... Or taste the smell of dairy ; or ascend Some eminence , AUGUSTA , in thy
plains , And see the country , far diffus'd around , One boundless blush , one
white - empurpled shower 110 Of mingled bloffoms ; where the raptur'd eye
Hurries from ...
... Or taste the smell of dairy ; or ascend Some eminence , AUGUSTA , in thy
plains , And see the country , far diffus'd around , One boundless blush , one
white - empurpled shower 110 Of mingled bloffoms ; where the raptur'd eye
Hurries from ...
Page 9
At first a dusky wreath they seem to rise , Scarce staining ether ; but by fast
degrees , In heaps on heaps , the doubling vapour fails Along the loaded sky ,
and mingling deep 150 Sits on th ' horizon round a settled gloom . Not such as
wintry ...
At first a dusky wreath they seem to rise , Scarce staining ether ; but by fast
degrees , In heaps on heaps , the doubling vapour fails Along the loaded sky ,
and mingling deep 150 Sits on th ' horizon round a settled gloom . Not such as
wintry ...
Page 11
Here , awful Newton , the dissolving clouds Form , fronting on the sun , thy
showry prism ; And to the fage - instructed eye unfold The various twine of light ,
by thee disclos'd From the white mingling maze . Not fo the swain ; He wondering
views ...
Here , awful Newton , the dissolving clouds Form , fronting on the sun , thy
showry prism ; And to the fage - instructed eye unfold The various twine of light ,
by thee disclos'd From the white mingling maze . Not fo the swain ; He wondering
views ...
Page 16
... mingle with the prowling herd , And dip his tongue in gore ? The beast of prey ,
Blood - staind deserves to bleed : but you , ye flocks , What have you done ; ye
peaceful people , what , To To merit death ? you , who have given us 16 SPRING
...
... mingle with the prowling herd , And dip his tongue in gore ? The beast of prey ,
Blood - staind deserves to bleed : but you , ye flocks , What have you done ; ye
peaceful people , what , To To merit death ? you , who have given us 16 SPRING
...
Page 23
But why so far excursive ? when at hand , Along these blushing borders , bright
with dew , 525 And in yon mingled wilderness of flowers , Fair - handed spring
unbosoms every grace : Throws out the snow - drop , and the crocus first ; The
daily ...
But why so far excursive ? when at hand , Along these blushing borders , bright
with dew , 525 And in yon mingled wilderness of flowers , Fair - handed spring
unbosoms every grace : Throws out the snow - drop , and the crocus first ; The
daily ...
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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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