The Seasons: a Poem1878 |
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... Nature's sin and death , - To glorify His name who gave us breath , To sing His praises who with heavenly birth Quickened our bodies when they slept in earth ; Like painted flowers revived , they flourish , stand 65 Memorials , proofs ...
... Nature's sin and death , - To glorify His name who gave us breath , To sing His praises who with heavenly birth Quickened our bodies when they slept in earth ; Like painted flowers revived , they flourish , stand 65 Memorials , proofs ...
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... Nature dressed in sheen , The Author worship of the glorious scene . Re - echo now the birds their mutual lay , Invoking with their mirth the tuneful day ; And night resounds with sweeter echoes far When Philomel resumes her matchless ...
... Nature dressed in sheen , The Author worship of the glorious scene . Re - echo now the birds their mutual lay , Invoking with their mirth the tuneful day ; And night resounds with sweeter echoes far When Philomel resumes her matchless ...
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... Nature's kaleidoscope they seem to make . So great a pleasure , when in patience watching His dancing , quivering float , and fishes catching , Enjoys the angler , free from worldly strife , His cares forgetting , lost in peaceful life ...
... Nature's kaleidoscope they seem to make . So great a pleasure , when in patience watching His dancing , quivering float , and fishes catching , Enjoys the angler , free from worldly strife , His cares forgetting , lost in peaceful life ...
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... may aptly show ' The lasting state ' ' mid Nature's works below ; Explained the cause why poets old , inspired , 180 The river chose , a type of life desired . The birds their mates with twittering accents greet , With 20 THE SEASONS .
... may aptly show ' The lasting state ' ' mid Nature's works below ; Explained the cause why poets old , inspired , 180 The river chose , a type of life desired . The birds their mates with twittering accents greet , With 20 THE SEASONS .
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... Nature we can clearly trace , Which speak a RESURRECTION of our race . A lesson learn we , then , from warning Spring , Before us daily Nature's law to bring ; 230 As resurrection marks her yearly rule , The wise we copy , and avoid the ...
... Nature we can clearly trace , Which speak a RESURRECTION of our race . A lesson learn we , then , from warning Spring , Before us daily Nature's law to bring ; 230 As resurrection marks her yearly rule , The wise we copy , and avoid the ...
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