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Page 6
... hands of Mr. Auditor Benson , who , expressing his admiration of it , said he doubted not that if the author was in London , he would meet with encourage- ment equal to his merit . This observation of Benson was communicated to Thomson ...
... hands of Mr. Auditor Benson , who , expressing his admiration of it , said he doubted not that if the author was in London , he would meet with encourage- ment equal to his merit . This observation of Benson was communicated to Thomson ...
Page 9
... hands , few copies being sold , till , by an accident , its merit was discovered . One Mr. Whately , a man of some taste in letters , but perfectly en- thusiastic in the admiration of any thing which pleased him , happened to cast his ...
... hands , few copies being sold , till , by an accident , its merit was discovered . One Mr. Whately , a man of some taste in letters , but perfectly en- thusiastic in the admiration of any thing which pleased him , happened to cast his ...
Page 10
... hand , in an ecstacy of admira- tion . Mr. Thomson's digression's too , the overflowings of a tender benevolent heart , charm the reader no less ; leaving him in doubt , whether he should more admire the poet , or love the man . From ...
... hand , in an ecstacy of admira- tion . Mr. Thomson's digression's too , the overflowings of a tender benevolent heart , charm the reader no less ; leaving him in doubt , whether he should more admire the poet , or love the man . From ...
Page 12
... hands , at a spunging - house in Holburn . Thither Quin went : and , being admitted into his chamber , " Sir , " said he , in his usual tone of voice , " You don't know me , I believe ; but my name is Quin . " Mr. Thomson received him ...
... hands , at a spunging - house in Holburn . Thither Quin went : and , being admitted into his chamber , " Sir , " said he , in his usual tone of voice , " You don't know me , I believe ; but my name is Quin . " Mr. Thomson received him ...
Page 16
... hand to answer , or even to prevent his demands ; and he had a friend or two be- sides , whose hearts , he knew , were not contracted by the ample fortunes they had acquired , who would of them- selves interpose , if they saw any ...
... hand to answer , or even to prevent his demands ; and he had a friend or two be- sides , whose hearts , he knew , were not contracted by the ample fortunes they had acquired , who would of them- selves interpose , if they saw any ...
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amid ANGELES Autumn beam beauty beneath blast blaze bloom bosom boundless breast breath breeze Burning Zone CALIFORN Castle of Indolence CELADON charm clouds Coriolanus dark deep delight deluge descends dreadful earth EDNAM ether exalts fair fair brow fancy fierce flame flocks flood forest gale genius gloom glow grace grove Hagley Park happy heart heaven hills JAMES THOMSON Lapland light matchless maze mind mingled mountains Muse Musidora Nature Nature's night o'er Palemon passions peace plain pomp pours pride rage rapture retired Riccarton Richmond Hill rills rise roar robe rocks roll round rural scene season shade shake shining smile snow soft song Sophonisba soul spreads Spring storm stream swain sweet swelling swift tempest tender thee Thomson thou thought thro thunder toil UNIVERS vale virtue walk waste wave wild winds wing Winter wintry wonders woods youth