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Page 11
... Soft figh'd the flute ; the tender voice was heard , Wa bling the varied heart ; the woodlands round Apply'd their quire ; and winds and waters flow'd In confonance . Such were thofe prime of days . 271 But now those white unblemish'd ...
... Soft figh'd the flute ; the tender voice was heard , Wa bling the varied heart ; the woodlands round Apply'd their quire ; and winds and waters flow'd In confonance . Such were thofe prime of days . 271 But now those white unblemish'd ...
Page 15
... Soft difengage , and back into the stream . The fpeckled infant throw . But should you lure From his dark haunt , beneath the tangled roots 423 Of pendant trees , the monarch of the brook , Behoves you then to ply your fineft art . 425 ...
... Soft difengage , and back into the stream . The fpeckled infant throw . But should you lure From his dark haunt , beneath the tangled roots 423 Of pendant trees , the monarch of the brook , Behoves you then to ply your fineft art . 425 ...
Page 21
... soft and warm , 656 Clean , and compleat , their habitation grows . As thus the patient dam affiduous fits , Not to be tempted from her tender task , Or by tharp hunger , or by smooth delight , Tho ' the whole loofen'd Spring around her ...
... soft and warm , 656 Clean , and compleat , their habitation grows . As thus the patient dam affiduous fits , Not to be tempted from her tender task , Or by tharp hunger , or by smooth delight , Tho ' the whole loofen'd Spring around her ...
Page 25
... eye Th ' informing Author in his works appears : Chief , lovely Spring , in thee , and thy soft scenes , The fmiling God is feen ; while water , earth , And air atteft his bounty ; which exalts The brute P Ami SPRIN G. 25.
... eye Th ' informing Author in his works appears : Chief , lovely Spring , in thee , and thy soft scenes , The fmiling God is feen ; while water , earth , And air atteft his bounty ; which exalts The brute P Ami SPRIN G. 25.
Page 32
... Soft as it rolls along , fhews fome new charm , The father's luftre , and the mother's bloom . 1145 Then infant reafon grows apace , and calls For the kind hand of an affiduous care . Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought , To ...
... Soft as it rolls along , fhews fome new charm , The father's luftre , and the mother's bloom . 1145 Then infant reafon grows apace , and calls For the kind hand of an affiduous care . Delightful task ! to rear the tender thought , To ...
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afcending amid beam beauty beneath blaft blifs bloom bofom breaft breath breeze chearful clouds courfe croud deep defcends earth ether exalts facred fafe fair fair brow fcarce fcene feas fecret feeks feem fenfe fhade fhine filent filk fimple fing firanger firft fkies flame fleep flocks flood fmiles fnow foaring focial foft fome fong fons foreft foul fpirit fpread froft ftand ftill ftorm ftream fuch fudden funk fwain fweep fweet fwelling gale gloom grace grove heart heaven hills immenfe Inceffant laft lefs loft luftre mingled mix'd mountains Mufe mufic Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions peace plain pleafing rage rais'd refounding rife rocks round rous'd rural ſcene ſky Spring tempeft thee thefe theſe thine Thio thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil vaft vale virtue wafte wave whofe whoſe wide wild winds wing wintry woods