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Page 10
... rock , Fir'd by the nodding verdure of its brow . With fuch a liberal hand has Nature flung 230 Their feeds abroad , blown them about in winds , Innumerous mix'd them with the nurfing mold , The moistening current , and prolific rain ...
... rock , Fir'd by the nodding verdure of its brow . With fuch a liberal hand has Nature flung 230 Their feeds abroad , blown them about in winds , Innumerous mix'd them with the nurfing mold , The moistening current , and prolific rain ...
Page 24
... rocks , and woods , and craggy mountains flies ; And , neighing , on the aerial fummit takes . Th ' exciting gale ; the steep - defcending cleaves The headlong torrents foaming down the hills , Even where the madness of the straiten'd ...
... rocks , and woods , and craggy mountains flies ; And , neighing , on the aerial fummit takes . Th ' exciting gale ; the steep - defcending cleaves The headlong torrents foaming down the hills , Even where the madness of the straiten'd ...
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... rocks , Whence on each hand the gufhing waters play , And down the rough cafcade white - dafhing fall , Or gleam in lengthen'd vifta thro ' the trees , You filent fteal ; or fit beneath the shade Of folemn oaks , that tuft the fwelling ...
... rocks , Whence on each hand the gufhing waters play , And down the rough cafcade white - dafhing fall , Or gleam in lengthen'd vifta thro ' the trees , You filent fteal ; or fit beneath the shade Of folemn oaks , that tuft the fwelling ...
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... rock s , and hills , and towers , and wandering ftreams , High gleaming from afar . Prime chearer , Light ? Of all material beings firft , and best ! Efflux divine ! Nature's refplendent robe ! Without whofe vefting beauty all were ...
... rock s , and hills , and towers , and wandering ftreams , High gleaming from afar . Prime chearer , Light ? Of all material beings firft , and best ! Efflux divine ! Nature's refplendent robe ! Without whofe vefting beauty all were ...
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... ; hence burnish'd war Gleams on the day ; the nobler works of peace Hence blefs mankind , and generous Commerce binds The round of nations in a golden chain . 136 Th ' Th ' unfruitful rock itself impregn'd by thee , In 38 SUMMER .
... ; hence burnish'd war Gleams on the day ; the nobler works of peace Hence blefs mankind , and generous Commerce binds The round of nations in a golden chain . 136 Th ' Th ' unfruitful rock itself impregn'd by thee , In 38 SUMMER .
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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