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Page xlv
THOMSON seems conftantly to have kept in view a combination of this kind ; and
to have formed from it such an idea of the economy of Nature , as enabled him to
preserve a regularity of method and uniformity of design through all the variety ...
THOMSON seems conftantly to have kept in view a combination of this kind ; and
to have formed from it such an idea of the economy of Nature , as enabled him to
preserve a regularity of method and uniformity of design through all the variety ...
Page liii
But it is in the extraordinary changes and agitations which the elements and the
surrounding atmosphere undergo during this season , that the poet of nature
must principally look for relief from the gloomy uniformity reigning through other
parts ...
But it is in the extraordinary changes and agitations which the elements and the
surrounding atmosphere undergo during this season , that the poet of nature
must principally look for relief from the gloomy uniformity reigning through other
parts ...
Page lix
... historical sketches , and reviews of the characters most famous in ancient and
modern history , are interspersed through the various parts of the Seas The
manly , liberal , and enlightened spirit which this writer breathes in all his works ,
must ...
... historical sketches , and reviews of the characters most famous in ancient and
modern history , are interspersed through the various parts of the Seas The
manly , liberal , and enlightened spirit which this writer breathes in all his works ,
must ...
Page lxii
Thus a new connexion will manifest itself between the several parts of the
universe ; and a new order and design will be traced through the progress of its
various revolutions . Thomson's Seasons is as eminently a religious , as it is a ...
Thus a new connexion will manifest itself between the several parts of the
universe ; and a new order and design will be traced through the progress of its
various revolutions . Thomson's Seasons is as eminently a religious , as it is a ...
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While thro ' the neighb'ring fields the fower ftalks , With measur'd step , and liberal
throws the grain Into the faithful bofom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh ,
and shuts the scene . Be gracious , Heaven ! for now laborious Man Has done ...
While thro ' the neighb'ring fields the fower ftalks , With measur'd step , and liberal
throws the grain Into the faithful bofom of the ground : The harrow follows harsh ,
and shuts the scene . Be gracious , Heaven ! for now laborious Man Has done ...
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amid appears Autumn beam beauty beneath beſt breathes circling clouds comes courſe dark death deep delight deſcends deſcription earth fair fall fancy fear feels fields firſt fits flame flood force foul give gloom grace grove hand happy head heart heaven Hence hills himſelf human kind land laſt light lively look mind mingled morn moſt mountains Muſe Nature night o'er once peace plain poet pure race rage riſe river rocks roll round rural ſcarce ſcene ſeaſon ſee ſhade ſhe ſhines ſky ſmile ſnow ſoft ſome ſong ſoul ſpread Spring ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſuch ſun ſwelling thee theſe thoſe thou thought thouſand thro till toil train turn vale various virtue voice walk waſte wave whole whoſe wide wild winds wing Winter wonders woods youth
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Seasons |
| Author | James Thomson |
| Publisher | A. Strahan, 1799 |
| Original from | Library of Catalonia |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2008 |
| Length | 238 pages |
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