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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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... and all This waste of music is the voice of love ; That even to birds , and beasts
, the tender arts Of pleasing teaches . Hence the gloffy kind Try every winning
way inventive love Can dictate , and in courtship to their mates Pour forth their
little ...
... and all This waste of music is the voice of love ; That even to birds , and beasts
, the tender arts Of pleasing teaches . Hence the gloffy kind Try every winning
way inventive love Can dictate , and in courtship to their mates Pour forth their
little ...
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... Or gleam in lengthen'd vista thro ' the trees , You filent steal ; or fit beneath the
shade gro Of solemn oaks , that tuft the swelling mounts Thrown graceful round
by Nature's careless hand , And pensive listen to the various voice Of rural peace
...
... Or gleam in lengthen'd vista thro ' the trees , You filent steal ; or fit beneath the
shade gro Of solemn oaks , that tuft the swelling mounts Thrown graceful round
by Nature's careless hand , And pensive listen to the various voice Of rural peace
...
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... Th'inticing smile ; the modest - seeming eye , Beneath whose beauteous
beams , belying heaven , Lurk fearchless cunning , cruelty , and death : And fill ,
false - warbling in his cheated ear , Her fyren voice , enchanting , draws him on
990 To ...
... Th'inticing smile ; the modest - seeming eye , Beneath whose beauteous
beams , belying heaven , Lurk fearchless cunning , cruelty , and death : And fill ,
false - warbling in his cheated ear , Her fyren voice , enchanting , draws him on
990 To ...
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Musick awakes , The native voice of undiffembled joy ; 60 And thick around the
woodland hymns arise . Rous'd by the cock , the foon - clad shepherd leaves His
moffy cottage , where with Peace he dwells ; And from the crouded fold , in order
...
Musick awakes , The native voice of undiffembled joy ; 60 And thick around the
woodland hymns arise . Rous'd by the cock , the foon - clad shepherd leaves His
moffy cottage , where with Peace he dwells ; And from the crouded fold , in order
...
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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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