The seasons. To which is prefixed the life of the authorSuttaby, 1803 - 168 páginas |
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... till by an accident its merit was discovered . One Mr. Whately , a man of some taste in letters , but perfectly enthusi- astic in the admiration of any thing which pleased him , happend to cast his eyes upon it ; and , finding some ...
... till by an accident its merit was discovered . One Mr. Whately , a man of some taste in letters , but perfectly enthusi- astic in the admiration of any thing which pleased him , happend to cast his eyes upon it ; and , finding some ...
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... till the year 1762 , that the noble de- sign was proposed , to erect for him a funeral monu- ment in Westminster Abbey . In order to defray the necessary expence of this undertaking , Mr. A. Millar published by subscription a splendid ...
... till the year 1762 , that the noble de- sign was proposed , to erect for him a funeral monu- ment in Westminster Abbey . In order to defray the necessary expence of this undertaking , Mr. A. Millar published by subscription a splendid ...
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... Till the whole leafy forest stands display'd , In full luxuriance , to the sighing gales ; Where the deer rustle through the twining brake , And the birds sing conceal'd . At once , array'd In all the colours of the flushing year , By ...
... Till the whole leafy forest stands display'd , In full luxuriance , to the sighing gales ; Where the deer rustle through the twining brake , And the birds sing conceal'd . At once , array'd In all the colours of the flushing year , By ...
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James Thomson. And blazing straw before his orchard burns ; Till all involv'd in smoke , the latent foe From every cranny suffocated falls : Or scatters o'er the blooms the pungent dust Of pepper , fatal to the frosty tribe : Or , when ...
James Thomson. And blazing straw before his orchard burns ; Till all involv'd in smoke , the latent foe From every cranny suffocated falls : Or scatters o'er the blooms the pungent dust Of pepper , fatal to the frosty tribe : Or , when ...
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... Till , in the western sky , the downward sun Looks out , effulgent , from amid the flush Of broken clouds , gay - shifting to his beam . The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes Th ' illumin'd mountain ; thro ' the forest streams ...
... Till , in the western sky , the downward sun Looks out , effulgent , from amid the flush Of broken clouds , gay - shifting to his beam . The rapid radiance instantaneous strikes Th ' illumin'd mountain ; thro ' the forest streams ...
Términos y frases comunes
amid art thou Autumn beam beauty beneath blast blaze bloom bosom boundless breast breath breeze bright clouds dark deep deluge descends dreadful earth ether exalts fair fair brow faithless fancy fierce flame flocks flood form'd gale gentle glebe gloom glow grace grove happy heart heaven herds hills JAMES THOMSON Lapland light lustre Lycurgus matchless maze mingled mix'd mountains Muse Naiads Nature Nature's night o'er Palemon passions peace plain pomp Prince of Wales rage rais'd rapture rills rise robe rocks roll round rous'd rural scene season shade shake shining shoot smile snow soft song soul spreads Spring storm stream stretch'd swain sweep sweet swell swift tempest tender thee Thomson thou thought thro thunder toil Typhon vale vex'd virtue walk waste wave Westminster Abbey wide wild winds wing wint'ry Winter wonders woods youth
Pasajes populares
Página 45 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot, To pour the fresh instruction o'er the mind, To breathe the' enlivening spirit, and to fix The generous purpose in the glowing breast.
Página 136 - Ah little think the gay licentious proud, Whom pleasure, power, and affluence surround; They, who their thoughtless hours in giddy mirth, And wanton, often cruel, riot waste; Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the sad variety of pain.
Página 158 - The impetuous song, and say from whom you rage. His praise, ye brooks, attune, ye trembling rills ; And let me catch it as I muse along. Ye headlong torrents, rapid and profound ; Ye softer floods, that lead the humid maze Along the vale ; and thou, majestic main, A secret world of wonders in thyself, Sound his stupendous praise whose greater voice Or bids you roar, or bids your roarings fall.
Página 160 - tis nought to me: Since GOD is ever present, ever felt, In the void waste as in the city full; And where he vital breathes there must be joy.
Página 157 - THESE, as they change, Almighty Father, these, Are but the varied God. The rolling year Is full of Thee. Forth in the pleasing Spring Thy beauty walks, thy tenderness and love. Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And every sense, and every heart, is joy.
Página 159 - Ye woodlands all, awake! a boundless song Burst from the groves! and when the restless day, Expiring, lays the warbling world asleep, Sweetest of birds, sweet Philomela, charm The listening shades, and teach the night His praise.
Página 96 - For home he had not: home is the resort Of love, of joy, of peace, and plenty, where, Supporting and supported, polish'd friends And dear relations mingle into bliss.
Página 137 - And heedless rambling Impulse learn to think; The conscious heart of Charity would warm, And her wide wish Benevolence dilate; The social tear would rise, the social sigh; And into clear perfection, gradual bliss, Refining still, the social passions work.
Página 34 - Up springs the lark, Shrill-voiced, and loud, the messenger of morn; Ere yet the shadows fly, he mounted sings Amid the dawning clouds, and from their haunts Calls up the tuneful nations.
Página 45 - An elegant sufficiency, content, Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books, Ease and alternate labour, useful life, Progressive virtue, and approving Heaven! These are the matchless joys of virtuous love; And thus their moments fly.