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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 ...
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Swift fancy fir'd anticipates their growth ; And , while the milky nutriment distils ,
Beholds the kindling country colour round . 185 Thus all day long the full -
distended clouds Indulge their genial stores , and well - fhower'd earth Is deep
enrich'd ...
Swift fancy fir'd anticipates their growth ; And , while the milky nutriment distils ,
Beholds the kindling country colour round . 185 Thus all day long the full -
distended clouds Indulge their genial stores , and well - fhower'd earth Is deep
enrich'd ...
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... 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 culture of the
willing glebe , Or to the chearful tendance of the flock . Mean time the fong went
round ...
... 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 culture of the
willing glebe , Or to the chearful tendance of the flock . Mean time the fong went
round ...
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For musick held the whole in perfect peace : Soft sigh'd the flute ; the tender voice
was heard , Warbling the varied heart ; the woodlands round Apply'd their quire ;
and winds and waters flow'd 270 In consonance . Such were those prime of ...
For musick held the whole in perfect peace : Soft sigh'd the flute ; the tender voice
was heard , Warbling the varied heart ; the woodlands round Apply'd their quire ;
and winds and waters flow'd 270 In consonance . Such were those prime of ...
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310 Hence , in old dusky time , a deluge came : When the deep - cleft disparting
orb , that archid The central waters round , impetuous rush'd , With universal burst
, into the gulph , And o'er the high - pild hills of fractur'd earth Wide - dash'd the ...
310 Hence , in old dusky time , a deluge came : When the deep - cleft disparting
orb , that archid The central waters round , impetuous rush'd , With universal burst
, into the gulph , And o'er the high - pild hills of fractur'd earth Wide - dash'd the ...
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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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