The Seasons1779 - 144 pages |
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Page 9
... heard to quiver thro ' the clofing woods , Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall . Th ' uncurling foods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , feem thro ' delufive lapfe Forgetful of their courfe . ' Tis filence all , And ...
... heard to quiver thro ' the clofing woods , Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves Of afpin tall . Th ' uncurling foods , diffus'd In glaffy breadth , feem thro ' delufive lapfe Forgetful of their courfe . ' Tis filence all , And ...
Page 11
... 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 minutes , whence The fabling poets took their ...
... 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 minutes , whence The fabling poets took their ...
Page 19
... heard , run thro ' the fweeteft length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela deigns To let them joy , and purposes , in thought Elate , to make her night excel their day . The black - bird whistles from the thorny brake ; The mellow ...
... heard , run thro ' the fweeteft length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela deigns To let them joy , and purposes , in thought Elate , to make her night excel their day . The black - bird whistles from the thorny brake ; The mellow ...
Page 25
... heard , Inftructs the fowls of heaven , and thro ' their breaft Thef arts of love diffufes ? What , but God ? Infpiring God ! who boundless Spirit all , And unremitting Energy , pervades , Adjusts , fuftains , and agitates the whole ...
... heard , Inftructs the fowls of heaven , and thro ' their breaft Thef arts of love diffufes ? What , but God ? Infpiring God ! who boundless Spirit all , And unremitting Energy , pervades , Adjusts , fuftains , and agitates the whole ...
Page 29
... Heard , felt , and feen , poffeffes every thought , 1010 Fills every fenfe , and pants in every vein . Books are but formal Dulness , tedious friends ; And fad amid the focial band he fits , Lonely and unattentive . From the tongue The ...
... Heard , felt , and feen , poffeffes every thought , 1010 Fills every fenfe , and pants in every vein . Books are but formal Dulness , tedious friends ; And fad amid the focial band he fits , Lonely and unattentive . From the tongue The ...
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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