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Page 7
Nor only thro ' the lenient air this change , Delicious , breathes ; the penetrative
fuii , His force de p - darting to the dark retreat 8 Oi vegetation , sets the fan i'g
power At large , to wander o'er the veidlant earth , In ' various hues ' ; but chiefly
thee ...
Nor only thro ' the lenient air this change , Delicious , breathes ; the penetrative
fuii , His force de p - darting to the dark retreat 8 Oi vegetation , sets the fan i'g
power At large , to wander o'er the veidlant earth , In ' various hues ' ; but chiefly
thee ...
Page 15
... the flood o They wanton rise , or urg'd by hunger leap , 410 Then fix , with
gentle twitch , the barhed hook : Some lightly toņirg to the grassy bank , And to
the shelving shore now - dragging some , With various hand proportion's to their
force .
... the flood o They wanton rise , or urg'd by hunger leap , 410 Then fix , with
gentle twitch , the barhed hook : Some lightly toņirg to the grassy bank , And to
the shelving shore now - dragging some , With various hand proportion's to their
force .
Page 24
... gale ; the steep - descending cleaves The headlong torrents foaming down the
hills , Even where the madness of the traiten'd stream Turns in black eddies
round : such is the force 816 With which his frantic heart and linews swell .
... gale ; the steep - descending cleaves The headlong torrents foaming down the
hills , Even where the madness of the traiten'd stream Turns in black eddies
round : such is the force 816 With which his frantic heart and linews swell .
Page 26
Still let my song a nobler note assume , And lingth ' infusive force of Spring on
Man ; 865 When heaven and earth , as if contending , vye To raise his being ,
and serene his soul . Can ne forbear to join the general smile Of Nature ? Can
fierce ...
Still let my song a nobler note assume , And lingth ' infusive force of Spring on
Man ; 865 When heaven and earth , as if contending , vye To raise his being ,
and serene his soul . Can ne forbear to join the general smile Of Nature ? Can
fierce ...
Page 38
Nor to the surface of enliven'd earth , Graceful with hills and dales , and leafy
woods , Her liberal trefies , is thy force confin'd : But , to the boweld cavern darting
deep , 130 The mineral kinds confess thy mighty power . Effulgent , hence the ...
Nor to the surface of enliven'd earth , Graceful with hills and dales , and leafy
woods , Her liberal trefies , is thy force confin'd : But , to the boweld cavern darting
deep , 130 The mineral kinds confess thy mighty power . Effulgent , hence the ...
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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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