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Page 16
... wandering images of things , Soothe every gust of passion into peace ; All but
the swellings of the soften'd heart , That waken , not disturb the tranquil mind .
464 . Behold yon breai hing prospect bids the Muse Throw all her beauty forth .
... wandering images of things , Soothe every gust of passion into peace ; All but
the swellings of the soften'd heart , That waken , not disturb the tranquil mind .
464 . Behold yon breai hing prospect bids the Muse Throw all her beauty forth .
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Nor is the mead unworthy of thy font , 501 L60 Full of freih verdure , and
unnumber'd Aowers , The negligence of Nature , wide , and wild ; Where
undisguis'd by mimic Art , the spreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye . .505
_64 Here their ...
Nor is the mead unworthy of thy font , 501 L60 Full of freih verdure , and
unnumber'd Aowers , The negligence of Nature , wide , and wild ; Where
undisguis'd by mimic Art , the spreads Unbounded beauty to the roving eye . .505
_64 Here their ...
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Then comes the tulip - race , where beauty plays Her idle freaks ; from family
diffus'd To family , as flies the father - duff , The varied colours run ; and , while
they break 540 On the charm'd eye , th ' exulting florist marks , With secret pride ,
the ...
Then comes the tulip - race , where beauty plays Her idle freaks ; from family
diffus'd To family , as flies the father - duff , The varied colours run ; and , while
they break 540 On the charm'd eye , th ' exulting florist marks , With secret pride ,
the ...
Page 32
... Something than beauty dearer , should they look Or on the mind , or mind -
illumin'd face ; Truth , goodness , honour , harmony , and love , The richest
bounty of indulgent heav'n . 1140 Meantime a siniling offspring rises round , And
mingles ...
... Something than beauty dearer , should they look Or on the mind , or mind -
illumin'd face ; Truth , goodness , honour , harmony , and love , The richest
bounty of indulgent heav'n . 1140 Meantime a siniling offspring rises round , And
mingles ...
Page 37
Without whose velting beauty all were wrapt In unerential gloom ; and thou , Sun !
Soul of . furrounding worlds ! in whom best seen shines out thy Maker ! may I fing
of thee ! 95 ' Tis by thy secret , ftrong , attractive furces 44 40 1 7 JOO tih va ...
Without whose velting beauty all were wrapt In unerential gloom ; and thou , Sun !
Soul of . furrounding worlds ! in whom best seen shines out thy Maker ! may I fing
of thee ! 95 ' Tis by thy secret , ftrong , attractive furces 44 40 1 7 JOO tih va ...
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ages amid bank beam beauty beneath bloom breath breeze bright calm circling clouds comes dark death deep delight deſcends dreadful earth ether fair fall fancy fate fear feels fields fierce fire firſt fits flood force foul gale gentle gives gloom grace grove hand happy head heard heart heaven Hence hills human kind land light lively look luxury mind mingled morn mountains Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er once peace plain pride pure race rage riſe river rocks roll round rural ſcene ſky ſmiling ſoft ſong ſoul ſpreads Spring ſtorm ſtream ſuch ſun ſwelling thee theſe thine thoſe thou thought thouſand thro thunder till toil train turn vale various virtue voice walk wandering warm waſte wave whole whoſe wide wild winds wing Winter woods youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Seasons |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Publisher | J. Murray, 1779 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 2 Feb 2017 |
| Length | 256 pages |
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