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... to where the well - usod plough Lies in the furrow , loosened from the frost .
There , unrefusing to the harness'd yoke , They lend their shoulder , and begin
their toil , Cheard by the simple song and soaring lark , Meanwhile incumbent o'
er the ...
... to where the well - usod plough Lies in the furrow , loosened from the frost .
There , unrefusing to the harness'd yoke , They lend their shoulder , and begin
their toil , Cheard by the simple song and soaring lark , Meanwhile incumbent o'
er the ...
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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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Ah where find words Ting'd with so many colours ; and whose To life
approaching , may perfume my lays 475 With that fine oil , those aromatic gales ,
That inexhaustive flow continual round ? power , Yet tho ' successless , will the
toil delight .
Ah where find words Ting'd with so many colours ; and whose To life
approaching , may perfume my lays 475 With that fine oil , those aromatic gales ,
That inexhaustive flow continual round ? power , Yet tho ' successless , will the
toil delight .
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Th ' appointed time With pious toil fulfill'd , the callow young , Warm'd and
expanded into perfect life , Their brittle bondage break , and come to light , A
helpefs family , demanding food With constant clamour : O what pafsions then ,
What ...
Th ' appointed time With pious toil fulfill'd , the callow young , Warm'd and
expanded into perfect life , Their brittle bondage break , and come to light , A
helpefs family , demanding food With constant clamour : O what pafsions then ,
What ...
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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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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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