Bell's Edition, Volumes 91-92J. Bell, 1787 |
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... whose hands a few of Mr. Thomson's first effays had fallen . Some inaccuracies of style , and thofe luxuriancies which a young writer can hardly avoid , lay open to their cavils and cenfure ; fo far , indeed , they might be competent ...
... whose hands a few of Mr. Thomson's first effays had fallen . Some inaccuracies of style , and thofe luxuriancies which a young writer can hardly avoid , lay open to their cavils and cenfure ; fo far , indeed , they might be competent ...
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... whose wifdom and integrity they had founded their hopes of relief from many tedious vexations ; and Mr. Thomson , besides his share in the general mourning , had to bear all the affliction which a heart like his could feel for the ...
... whose wifdom and integrity they had founded their hopes of relief from many tedious vexations ; and Mr. Thomson , besides his share in the general mourning , had to bear all the affliction which a heart like his could feel for the ...
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... whose hearts , he knew , were not contracted by the ample fortunes they had acquired , who would of themselves interpofe , if they faw any occafion for it . • But his chief dependence , during this long inter- XX LIFE OF THOMSON .
... whose hearts , he knew , were not contracted by the ample fortunes they had acquired , who would of themselves interpofe , if they faw any occafion for it . • But his chief dependence , during this long inter- XX LIFE OF THOMSON .
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... ' deep bed of whifp'ring reeds His airy harp * shall now be laid , * The harp of Aolus , of which fee a defcription in the Cafle of Indolence . 5 . That he , whose heart in forrow bleeds XXX ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR . THOMSON .
... ' deep bed of whifp'ring reeds His airy harp * shall now be laid , * The harp of Aolus , of which fee a defcription in the Cafle of Indolence . 5 . That he , whose heart in forrow bleeds XXX ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR . THOMSON .
Página xxxi
... whose heedlefs eye Shall fcorn thy pale fhrine glimm'ring near ? With him , fweet Bard , my Fancy die , And Joy defert the blooming year . * Richmond church . VIII . But thou , lorn Stream , whofe fullen ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR . THOMSON ...
... whose heedlefs eye Shall fcorn thy pale fhrine glimm'ring near ? With him , fweet Bard , my Fancy die , And Joy defert the blooming year . * Richmond church . VIII . But thou , lorn Stream , whofe fullen ODE ON THE DEATH OF MR . THOMSON ...
Palavras e frases frequentes
amid arts beft behold beneath beſt blifs boundleſs breaſt breath Britons clouds deep defcends delight earth ether facred fafe fair fame fatire fave fcene feas fecret fhade fhines fhore fhould filent fing firft firſt fkies flame fleep flood fmile fnows focial foft fome fong fons foul ftate ftill ftores ftorm ftrain ftream fuch funk fweet fwell gale gloom glory grace Greece heart heaven himſelf JAMES THOMSON laft land laſt lefs Liberty light loft mix'd mountains Mufe Muſe Nature Nature's o'er paffions peace pleaſing pleaſure pour'd pride rage rais'd raiſe reign rife rofe Rome round rous'd ſcene ſhade ſhakes ſhe ſhore ſky ſmile ſpirit ſpread ſprings ſtate ſtill ſtorm tempeft thee thefe theſe thofe Thomſon thoſe thou thouſand thro toil treaſures tyrant vale virtue wafte waſte wave whence whofe whoſe wild winds Wiſdom
Passagens conhecidas
Página 203 - Ah little think they, while they dance along, How many feel, this very moment, death And all the sad variety of pain.
Página 73 - Delightful task! to rear the tender thought, To teach the young idea how to shoot...
Página 231 - Wide flush the fields ; the softening air is balm ; Echo the mountains round ; the forest smiles ; And* every sense and every heart is joy. Then comes thy glory in the summer months, With light and heat refulgent. Then thy sun Shoots full perfection through the swelling year...
Página 231 - Shoots full perfection through the swelling year: And oft thy voice in dreadful thunder speaks, And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve, By brooks and groves in hollow-whispering gales. Thy bounty shines in Autumn unconfined, And spreads a common feast for all that lives.
Página 184 - I care not, Fortune, what you me deny : You cannot rob me of free Nature's grace ; You cannot shut the windows of the sky, Through which Aurora shows her brightening face; You cannot bar my constant feet to trace The woods and lawns, by living stream, at eve...
Página 200 - Along the mazy current. Low the woods Bow their hoar head ; and ere the languid sun Faint from the west emits his evening ray, Earth's universal face, deep hid and chill, Is one wild dazzling waste, that buries wide The works of man.
Página 155 - Though restless still themselves, a lulling murmur made. Joined to the prattle of the purling rills, Were heard the lowing herds along the vale, And flocks loud-bleating from the distant hills, And vacant shepherds piping in the dale : And now and then sweet Philomel would wail, Or stock-doves...
Página 53 - Hail, Source of Being ! Universal Soul Of Heaven and Earth ! Essential Presence, hail ! To Thee I bend the knee ; to Thee my thoughts Continual climb ; who, with a master-hand, Hast the great whole into perfection touch'd.
Página 157 - While o'er th' enfeebling lute his hand he flung, And to the trembling chords these tempting verses sung: 'Behold, ye pilgrims of this earth, behold! See all but man with unearned pleasure gay ! See her bright robes the butterfly unfold, Broke from her wintry tomb in prime of May. What youthful bride can equal her array? Who can with her for easy pleasure vie? From mead to mead with gentle wing to stray, From flower to flower on balmy gales to fly, Is all she has to do beneath the radiant sky.
Página 72 - But happy they, the happiest of their kind, Whom gentler stars unite, and in one fate Their hearts, their fortunes, and their beings blend. Tis not the coarser tie of human laws, Unnatural oft, and foreign to the mind, That binds their peace ; but harmony itself, Attuning all their passions into love ; Where friendship...