The Works of the English Poets, Volume 1G. Bigg, 1779 - 2 pages |
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Page 101
... winter - robe Of maffy Stygian woof , but loose array'd In mantle dun . A faint erroneous ray , Glanc'd from th ' imperfect furfaces of things , Flings half an image on the ftraining eye ; 1685 While wavering woods , and villages , and ...
... winter - robe Of maffy Stygian woof , but loose array'd In mantle dun . A faint erroneous ray , Glanc'd from th ' imperfect furfaces of things , Flings half an image on the ftraining eye ; 1685 While wavering woods , and villages , and ...
Page 108
... winter charg'd , let the mix'd tempest fly , Hail , rain , and fnow , and bitter - breathing frost : Then to the shelter of the hut he fled ; 59 55 60 And And the wild feafon , fordid , pin'd away . 108 THOMSON'S POEMS .
... winter charg'd , let the mix'd tempest fly , Hail , rain , and fnow , and bitter - breathing frost : Then to the shelter of the hut he fled ; 59 55 60 And And the wild feafon , fordid , pin'd away . 108 THOMSON'S POEMS .
Page 111
... Winter chear'd by him Sits at the focial fire , and happy hears 140 Th ' excluded tempeft idly rave along ; 145 His harden'd fingers deck the gaudy Spring ; Without him Summer were an arid waste ; Nor to th ' Autumnal months could thus ...
... Winter chear'd by him Sits at the focial fire , and happy hears 140 Th ' excluded tempeft idly rave along ; 145 His harden'd fingers deck the gaudy Spring ; Without him Summer were an arid waste ; Nor to th ' Autumnal months could thus ...
Page 118
... Winter unprovided , and a train Of clamant children dear . Ye mafters , then , Be mindful of the rough laborious hand , That finks you foft in elegance and ease ; Be mindful of those limbs in ruffet clad 345 350 Whofe toil to yours is ...
... Winter unprovided , and a train Of clamant children dear . Ye mafters , then , Be mindful of the rough laborious hand , That finks you foft in elegance and ease ; Be mindful of those limbs in ruffet clad 345 350 Whofe toil to yours is ...
Page 134
... Winter , gather'd , play The swallow - people ; and tofs'd wide around , O'er the calm sky , in convolution swift , The feather'd eddy floats : rejoicing once , 820 825 830 835 Ere Ere to their wintery flumbers they retire ; In clusters ...
... Winter , gather'd , play The swallow - people ; and tofs'd wide around , O'er the calm sky , in convolution swift , The feather'd eddy floats : rejoicing once , 820 825 830 835 Ere Ere to their wintery flumbers they retire ; In clusters ...
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