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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 10
Here , awful Newton , the diffolving clouds Form , fronting on the sun , thy
showery prism ; And to the sage - instructed eye utfold The various i wine of light ,
by thee disclos'd ! From the white mingling maze . Not so the swain ; He
wondering ...
Here , awful Newton , the diffolving clouds Form , fronting on the sun , thy
showery prism ; And to the sage - instructed eye utfold The various i wine of light ,
by thee disclos'd ! From the white mingling maze . Not so the swain ; He
wondering ...
Page 12
There , and a thousand mix'd emotions more , From ever - changing views of
good and ill , Fom'd infinitely various , vex the misd With endless storm . Whence ,
deeply rankling , grows The partial thoughz , a liftleis unconcern , 301 Cold , and
...
There , and a thousand mix'd emotions more , From ever - changing views of
good and ill , Fom'd infinitely various , vex the misd With endless storm . Whence ,
deeply rankling , grows The partial thoughz , a liftleis unconcern , 301 Cold , and
...
Page 15
Strait as above the surface of 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 ...
Strait as above the surface of 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 ...
Page 18
By Thee the various vegetative tribes , Wrapt in a filmy net , and clad with leaves ,
Draw the live ether , and imbibe the dew : By Thee dispos'd into congenial foils ,
Stands each'attractive plant , and fucks , and swells The juicy tide ; a twining ...
By Thee the various vegetative tribes , Wrapt in a filmy net , and clad with leaves ,
Draw the live ether , and imbibe the dew : By Thee dispos'd into congenial foils ,
Stands each'attractive plant , and fucks , and swells The juicy tide ; a twining ...
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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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