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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 ...
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If , bruih'd from Russian wilds , a cutting gale Rise not , and scatter from his humid
wings 115 The clammy mildew ; ; or , dry - blowing , bieathe Untimely frost ;
before whole baleful blast The full - blown spring thro ' all her foliage shrinks ...
If , bruih'd from Russian wilds , a cutting gale Rise not , and scatter from his humid
wings 115 The clammy mildew ; ; or , dry - blowing , bieathe Untimely frost ;
before whole baleful blast The full - blown spring thro ' all her foliage shrinks ...
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Gradual , finks the breeze , Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to
quiver thro ' the closing wonds , Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves ( if
aspin tall . Th'uncurling Hoods , diffus'd In glaily breadth , seem thro'aelusive
lapse ...
Gradual , finks the breeze , Into a perfect calm ; that not a breath Is heard to
quiver thro ' the closing wonds , Or ruftling turn the many twinkling leaves ( if
aspin tall . Th'uncurling Hoods , diffus'd In glaily breadth , seem thro'aelusive
lapse ...
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200 21a Th'illu nind mountain , thro ' the foreft streams , Shakes on the floods ,
and in a yellow mift , Far smoaking o'er the interminable plain , 195 In twinkling
myri.ds lights the dewy gems . Moist , bright , and green , the landskip laughs ...
200 21a Th'illu nind mountain , thro ' the foreft streams , Shakes on the floods ,
and in a yellow mift , Far smoaking o'er the interminable plain , 195 In twinkling
myri.ds lights the dewy gems . Moist , bright , and green , the landskip laughs ...
Page 16
There let the clasic page thy fancy lead Thro ' rural scenes ; such has the
Mantuan suain Paints in the matchless harmony of song . 455 Or catch thyself the
land kip , giiding swift Athwart imagination's vivid eye : Or by the vocal woods and
...
There let the clasic page thy fancy lead Thro ' rural scenes ; such has the
Mantuan suain Paints in the matchless harmony of song . 455 Or catch thyself the
land kip , giiding swift Athwart imagination's vivid eye : Or by the vocal woods and
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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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