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The Poems of Ossian: &c - Page 71
by James Macpherson - 1805
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The seasons, Britannia, and The castle of indolence

James Thomson - 1862 - 272 pages
...and dreary. Thenee expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plaiu. Vanish the woods: the dim-seen river seems Sullen and slow to roll the misty wave. E'en in the height of noon oppress'd, the sun Sheds weak and blunt his wide-refracted ray; Whence glaring...
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The Poetical Works of James Thomson: With Life, Critical Dissertation, and ...

James Thomson - Poets, English - 1868 - 416 pages
...and dreary. Thence expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain : Vanish the woods ; the dim-seen river seems Sullen and slow to roll the misty wave. Ev'n in the height of noon oppress'd, the Sun >2o Sheds weak and blunt his wide-refracted ray ; Whence...
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The Seasons: A Poem. Compared with the London and Edinburgh Ed

James Thomson - 1869 - 178 pages
...dreary. Thence expanding f.ir, 71r The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain' Vanish the woods: the dim-seen river seems Sullen and slow to roll the misty wave. E'en in the height of noon oppressed, the sun Sheds weak and blunt his wide-refracted ro;, ; 730 Whence...
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The poetical works of James Thomson. With life, critical diss., and ...

James Thomson - 1873 - 758 pages
...and dreary. Thence expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain : Vanish the woods ; the dim-seen river seems Sullen and slow to roll the misty wave. Ev'n in the height of noon oppress'd, the Sun 72co Sheds weak and blunt his wide-refracted ray ; Whence...
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Chaucer to Burns

Rossiter Johnson - English poetry - 1876 - 840 pages
...and dreary. Thence expanding far. The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain : Vanish the woods ; Z . C " Q ! $ $8 >m9Pe j7t nv fZ > @ r'.v'n in the height of noon opprest, the Sun Sheds weak, and blunt, his wide-refracted ray; Whence...
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The poetical works of James Thomson, ed. with a critical mem. by W.M. Rossetti

James Thomson - 1880 - 548 pages
...and dreary. Thence expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain. Vanish the woods. The dim-seen river seems Sullen, and slow, to roll...noon oppressed, the sun Sheds weak, and blunt, his wide-refracted ray ; Whence glaring oft, with many a broadened orb, He frights the nations. Indistinct...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 16

Richard Garnett - Anthologies - 1890 - 448 pages
...and dreary. Thence expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain : Vanish the Woods : the dim-seen River seems Sullen, and slow, to roll...noon oppressed, the Sun Sheds, weak and blunt, his wide-refracted ray ; Whence glaring oft, with many a broadened orb, He frights the nations. Indistinct...
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The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from ..., Volume 8

Andrew Lang, Donald Grant Mitchell - Literature - 1898 - 578 pages
...expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain : Vanish the Woods : the dim-seen Eiver seems Sullen, and slow, to roll the misty wave. Even...noon oppressed, the Sun Sheds, weak and blunt, his wide-refracted ray ; Whence glaring oft, with many a broadened orb, He frights the nations. Indistinct...
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The International Library of Famous Literature: Selections from ..., Volume 8

Richard Garnett - Literature - 1899 - 564 pages
...and dreary. Thence expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain : Vanish the Woods : the dim-seen River seems Sullen, and slow, to roll...noon oppressed, the Sun Sheds, weak and blunt, his wide-refracted ray ; Whence glaring oft, with many a broadened orb, He frights the nations. Indistinct...
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The Universal Anthology: A Collection of the Best Literature ..., Volume 16

Richard Garnett, Leon Vallée, Alois Brandl - Literature - 1899 - 428 pages
...expanding far, The huge dusk, gradual, swallows up the plain: Vanish the Woods: the dim-seen Eiver seems Sullen, and slow, to roll the misty wave. Even...noon oppressed, the Sun Sheds, weak and blunt, his wide-refracted ray; Whence glaring oft, with many a broadened orb, He frights the nations. Indistinct...
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