The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements. ...A. Millar, 1766 |
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... rage ; he now fhut up Within his iron cave , th ' effufive fouth Warms the wide air , and o'er the void of heaven Breathes the big clouds with vernal showers diftent . At first a dusky wreath they seem to rise , Scarce staining ether ...
... rage ; he now fhut up Within his iron cave , th ' effufive fouth Warms the wide air , and o'er the void of heaven Breathes the big clouds with vernal showers diftent . At first a dusky wreath they seem to rise , Scarce staining ether ...
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... d o'er the blue expanfe : for then nor forms Were taught to blow , nor hurricanes to rage ; 325 Sound flept the waters ; no fulphureous glooms • 321 Swell'a 330 Swell'd in the sky , and fent the lightning 14 SPRIN G.
... d o'er the blue expanfe : for then nor forms Were taught to blow , nor hurricanes to rage ; 325 Sound flept the waters ; no fulphureous glooms • 321 Swell'a 330 Swell'd in the sky , and fent the lightning 14 SPRIN G.
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... ftream , exhauft his idle rage : Till floating broad upon his breathlefs fide , And to his fate abandon'd , to the shore You gaily drag your unrefifting prize .. 439 THUS THUS pass the temperate hours : but when the fun 18 S PRIN G.
... ftream , exhauft his idle rage : Till floating broad upon his breathlefs fide , And to his fate abandon'd , to the shore You gaily drag your unrefifting prize .. 439 THUS THUS pass the temperate hours : but when the fun 18 S PRIN G.
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... rage . The trembling steed , With this hot impulfe feiz'd in every nerve , 806 Nor hears the rein , nor heeds the founding thongi Blows are not felt ; but toffing high his head , And by the well - known joy to distant plains Attracted ...
... rage . The trembling steed , With this hot impulfe feiz'd in every nerve , 806 Nor hears the rein , nor heeds the founding thongi Blows are not felt ; but toffing high his head , And by the well - known joy to distant plains Attracted ...
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... rage , BRITANNIA's weal ; how from the venal gulph To raise her virtue , and her arts revive . 925 Or , turning thence thy view , these graver thoughts The Mufes charm : while , with fure tafte refin'd , 930 You draw th ' infpiring ...
... rage , BRITANNIA's weal ; how from the venal gulph To raise her virtue , and her arts revive . 925 Or , turning thence thy view , these graver thoughts The Mufes charm : while , with fure tafte refin'd , 930 You draw th ' infpiring ...
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amid beauty beneath beſt blaft bloom bofom boundleſs breaſt breathes breeze clouds courſe crouds deep defcends earth ether facred fafe fatire fecret fhade fhining fide filent fimple fing firft firſt flame fleep flocks flood fmile fnow focial foft foftened folemn fome fong fons foon foreft foul ftill ftorm fuch funk fwell gale gloom grace grove heart heaven hills himſelf infpiring JAMES THOMSON laft laſt loft luftre mingled mix'd mountains Mufe Muſe Nature Nature's night o'er paffions peace pleaſure profpect rage raiſe rife round ruſhing ſcarce ſcene ſenſe ſhade ſhake ſhe ſhine ſhore ſky ſmile ſpirit ſpread Spring ſtand ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtream ſwelling tempeft thee thefe theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil treaſures uſeful vale vaſt vex'd virtue walk waſte wave whofe whoſe wild winds wing wintry wiſdom woods worfe
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Seite 44 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Seite 175 - Of horrid prospect, shag the trackless plain: Nor finds the river, nor the forest, hid Beneath the formless wild; but wanders on From hill to dale, still more and more astray; Impatient flouncing through the drifted heaps, Stung with the thoughts of home; the thoughts of home Rush on his nerves, and call their vigour forth In many a vain attempt.
Seite 176 - ... they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the sad variety of pain. How many sink in the devouring flood, Or more devouring flame.
Seite 172 - Father of light and life, thou Good Supreme ! O teach me what is good ; teach me Thyself! Save me from folly, vanity, and vice, From every low pursuit; and feed my soul With knowledge, conscious peace, and virtue pure; Sacred, substantial, never-fading bliss...
Seite 176 - Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the sad variety of pain.
Seite 31 - The stately-sailing swan Gives out his snowy plumage to the gale, And, arching proud his neck, with oary feet Bears forward fierce, and guards his osier-isle, Protective of his young.
Seite 49 - Till far o'er ether spreads the widening glow And from before the lustre of her face White break the clouds away. With quickened step Brown night retires. Young day pours in apace And opens all the lawny prospect wide. The dripping rock, the mountain's misty top Swell on the sight and brighten with the dawn. Blue through the dusk the smoking currents shine, And from the bladed field the fearful hare Limps awkward, while along the forest glade The wild deer trip and often turning gaze At early passenger.
Seite 89 - At first, heard solemn o'er the verge of Heaven, The tempest growls; but as it nearer comes, And rolls its awful burden on the wind, The lightnings flash a larger curve, and more The noise astounds...
Seite 146 - High hovering o'er the broad cerulean scene, Sees Caledonia, in romantic view : Her airy mountains, from the waving main, Invested with a keen diffusive sky. Breathing the soul acute : her forests huge...
Seite 172 - All nature reels. Till Nature's King, who oft Amid tempestuous darkness dwells alone, And on the wings of the careering wind Walks dreadfully serene, commands a calm; Then, straight, air, sea, and earth, are hush'd at once.