The seasons. To which is prefixed the life of the authorSuttaby, 1803 - 168 من الصفحات |
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الصفحة xi
... lost ; he em- ployed two years of his life in composing that noble work ; upon which , conscious of the importance and dignity of the subject , he valued himself more than upon all his other writings . While Mr. Thomson was writing the ...
... lost ; he em- ployed two years of his life in composing that noble work ; upon which , conscious of the importance and dignity of the subject , he valued himself more than upon all his other writings . While Mr. Thomson was writing the ...
الصفحة xiii
... some time at a play , was consi . dered as a very great instance of esteem . The profits arising from this play were very considerable ; and af forded him a very seasonable supply after he had lost LIFE OF THOMSON . ع.
... some time at a play , was consi . dered as a very great instance of esteem . The profits arising from this play were very considerable ; and af forded him a very seasonable supply after he had lost LIFE OF THOMSON . ع.
الصفحة xiv
James Thomson. forded him a very seasonable supply after he had lost his office by the death of Lord Talbot , and was still out of place . In the year 1739 , Mr. Thomson offered to the stage his tragedy of Edward and Eleonora ; but , for ...
James Thomson. forded him a very seasonable supply after he had lost his office by the death of Lord Talbot , and was still out of place . In the year 1739 , Mr. Thomson offered to the stage his tragedy of Edward and Eleonora ; but , for ...
الصفحة 20
... lost , The mountains lift their green heads to the sky . As yet the trembling year is unconfirm'd , And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze , Chills the pale morn , and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless ; so that ...
... lost , The mountains lift their green heads to the sky . As yet the trembling year is unconfirm'd , And Winter oft at eve resumes the breeze , Chills the pale morn , and bids his driving sleets Deform the day delightless ; so that ...
الصفحة 21
... lost themes unworthy of your ear : Such themes as these the rural Maro sung To wide imperial Rome , in the full height , Of elegance and taste , by Greece refin'd . In ancient times , the sacred plough employ'd The kings and awful ...
... lost themes unworthy of your ear : Such themes as these the rural Maro sung To wide imperial Rome , in the full height , Of elegance and taste , by Greece refin'd . In ancient times , the sacred plough employ'd The kings and awful ...
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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
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الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.
الصفحة 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.