The Works of James Thomson: With His Last Corrections and Improvements ... To which is Prefixed, the Life of the Author, Том 2J. Rivington, 1788 |
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... a gloomy few , With tempest black , the goodly scene deform'd , And laid their glory waste . The bolts of Fate Refiftlefs thunder'd thro ' their yielding fides ; Fierce o'er their beauty blaz'd the lurid flame ; And B 2 BRITANNIA . 3.
... a gloomy few , With tempest black , the goodly scene deform'd , And laid their glory waste . The bolts of Fate Refiftlefs thunder'd thro ' their yielding fides ; Fierce o'er their beauty blaz'd the lurid flame ; And B 2 BRITANNIA . 3.
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... Scene the ruins of ancient Rome . The GoD- DESS OF LIBERTY , who is supposed to speak through the whole , appears , characterized as BRITISH LIBERTY ; to ver . 44. Gives a view of Ancient Italy , and particularly of Republican Rome , in ...
... Scene the ruins of ancient Rome . The GoD- DESS OF LIBERTY , who is supposed to speak through the whole , appears , characterized as BRITISH LIBERTY ; to ver . 44. Gives a view of Ancient Italy , and particularly of Republican Rome , in ...
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... scene , Still in the mind's pure eye more folemn drest . 26 30 When straight , methought , the fair majestic PoWER Of LIBERTY appear'd . Not , as of old , Extended in her hand the cap , and rod , Whofe flave - enlarging touch gave ...
... scene , Still in the mind's pure eye more folemn drest . 26 30 When straight , methought , the fair majestic PoWER Of LIBERTY appear'd . Not , as of old , Extended in her hand the cap , and rod , Whofe flave - enlarging touch gave ...
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... scenes Of men and deeds to trace : unhappy land , Would truft thy wilds , and cities loofe of fway ? Are these the vales , that , once , exulting ftates In their warm bofom fed ? The mountains these , On whofe high - blooming fides my ...
... scenes Of men and deeds to trace : unhappy land , Would truft thy wilds , and cities loofe of fway ? Are these the vales , that , once , exulting ftates In their warm bofom fed ? The mountains these , On whofe high - blooming fides my ...
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... scenes of rifing culture spread , Pale fhine thy ragged towns . Neglected round , Each harvest pines ; the livid , lean produce Of heartless labour : while thy hated joys , Not proper pleasure , lift the lazy hand . 150 155 Better to ...
... scenes of rifing culture spread , Pale fhine thy ragged towns . Neglected round , Each harvest pines ; the livid , lean produce Of heartless labour : while thy hated joys , Not proper pleasure , lift the lazy hand . 150 155 Better to ...
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æther againſt almoſt arts baſe behold beneath beſt breaſt BRITONS burſt Carthage Carthaginian cauſe charms DARAXA death deep defart dread earth EDWARD ELEONORA facred fame fate fave feas fhall fhines fhore fhould fince firft firſt flave fmile foft fome fons foon foul friendſhip ftates ftill fuch funk fure glory GLOSTER GREECE happineſs heart Heaven himſelf honour infult itſelf Jaffa juſt king LÆLIUS laft land laſt LIBERTY loft Mafiniffa mankind MASINISSA moſt muſt myſelf NARVA nought o'er paffion peace PHOENISSA pleaſure poiſon pour'd pride prince princeſs rage raiſe reaſon reign rife rofe Roman Rome ſcene Scipio SELIM ſhall ſhe ſhore ſmile SOPHONISBA ſpirit ſpread ſpring ſtate ſtill ſtorm ſtream Syphax tears tenderneſs THEALD thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thouſand thro toil tranſport treaſure tyrant virtue waſte whofe whoſe wild wiſdom wiſh wretch youth
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