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A feeble race ! yet oft The sacred sons of vengeance ! on whose course 125
Corrosive famine waits , and kills the year . To check this plague the skilful farmer
chaff , And blazing straw , before his orchard burns ; Till , all involv'd in smoke ,
the ...
A feeble race ! yet oft The sacred sons of vengeance ! on whose course 125
Corrosive famine waits , and kills the year . To check this plague the skilful farmer
chaff , And blazing straw , before his orchard burns ; Till , all involv'd in smoke ,
the ...
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The first fresh dawn then wak'd the gladdened race Of uncorrupted Man , nor
blush'd to see The fluggard sleep beneath its facred beam : For their light
slumbers gently fum'd away ; 245 And up they rose as vigorous as the sun , Or to
the ...
The first fresh dawn then wak'd the gladdened race Of uncorrupted Man , nor
blush'd to see The fluggard sleep beneath its facred beam : For their light
slumbers gently fum'd away ; 245 And up they rose as vigorous as the sun , Or to
the ...
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390 When with his lively ray the potent fun Has pierc'd the streams , and rous'd
the finny race , Then , istuing chearful , to thy sport repair ; Chief should the
western breezes curling play , 395 And light o'er ether bear the fhadowy clouds .
390 When with his lively ray the potent fun Has pierc'd the streams , and rous'd
the finny race , Then , istuing chearful , to thy sport repair ; Chief should the
western breezes curling play , 395 And light o'er ether bear the fhadowy clouds .
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From the soft wing of vernal breezes shed , Anemonies ; auriculas , enrich'd With
shining meal o'er all their velvet leaves ; 535 And full ranunculas , of glowing red ,
Then comes the tulip - race , where Beauty plays Her idle freaks : from family ...
From the soft wing of vernal breezes shed , Anemonies ; auriculas , enrich'd With
shining meal o'er all their velvet leaves ; 535 And full ranunculas , of glowing red ,
Then comes the tulip - race , where Beauty plays Her idle freaks : from family ...
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Nor toil alone they scorn ; exalting love , By the great FATHER OF THE SPRING
inspird , Gives instant courage to the fearful race , 686 And to the fimple art . With
stealthy wing , Should some rude foot their woody haunts molest , Amid a ...
Nor toil alone they scorn ; exalting love , By the great FATHER OF THE SPRING
inspird , Gives instant courage to the fearful race , 686 And to the fimple art . With
stealthy wing , Should some rude foot their woody haunts molest , Amid a ...
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ages amid bank beam beauty beneath bloom breath breeze bright calm circling clouds comes dark death deep delight deſcends earth ether fair fall fancy fate fear feels fields fierce fire firſt fits flame flood flow force foul friends gale gentle give gloom grace grove hand happy head heard heart heaven Hence hills human kind land laſt light lively look mind mingled mountains Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er once peace plain pride pure race rage riſe river rocks roll round rural ſcene ſhade ſhe ſhining ſky ſmile ſnow ſoft ſong ſoul ſpreads Spring ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch ſun ſwell thee theſe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro toil train turn vale various virtue voice walk wandering waſte wave whole whoſe wide wild winds wing Winter woods youth
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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