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Gradual , finks the breeze , 155 Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath " Is heard to
quiver thro ' the closing woods , Or ruftling turn the many - twinkling leaves Of
aspin tall . Th'uncurling floods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , seem thro ' delusive
lapse ...
Gradual , finks the breeze , 155 Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath " Is heard to
quiver thro ' the closing woods , Or ruftling turn the many - twinkling leaves Of
aspin tall . Th'uncurling floods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , seem thro ' delusive
lapse ...
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... the woods ; their every mufick wakes , Mix'd in wild concert with the warbling
brooks Increasid , ? 200 210 Increas'd , the distant bleatings of the hills IO
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... the woods ; their every mufick wakes , Mix'd in wild concert with the warbling
brooks Increasid , ? 200 210 Increas'd , the distant bleatings of the hills IO
S P R I N G.
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This when , emergent from the gloomy wood , The glaring lion faw , his horrid
heart 265 Was meekened , and he joind his sullen joy . For musick held the
whole in perfect peace : Soft sigh'd the flute ; the tender voice was heard ,
Warbling the ...
This when , emergent from the gloomy wood , The glaring lion faw , his horrid
heart 265 Was meekened , and he joind his sullen joy . For musick held the
whole in perfect peace : Soft sigh'd the flute ; the tender voice was heard ,
Warbling the ...
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445 Or catch thy self the landskip , gliding swift Athwart imagination's vivid eye :
Or by the vocal.woods and waters lullid , And loft in lonely musing , in a dream ,
Confus'd , of careless solitude , where mix 460 Ten thousand wandering images
of ...
445 Or catch thy self the landskip , gliding swift Athwart imagination's vivid eye :
Or by the vocal.woods and waters lullid , And loft in lonely musing , in a dream ,
Confus'd , of careless solitude , where mix 460 Ten thousand wandering images
of ...
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... And lively fermentation , mounting , spreads All this innumerous - colour'd
scene of things . 560 570 As rising from the vegetable world ' My theme ascends ,
with equal wing ascend , My panting muse ; and hark , how loud the woods Invite
...
... And lively fermentation , mounting , spreads All this innumerous - colour'd
scene of things . 560 570 As rising from the vegetable world ' My theme ascends ,
with equal wing ascend , My panting muse ; and hark , how loud the woods Invite
...
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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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