Age too shines out: and, garrulous, recounts the feats of youth.
Quotes from The Seasons — James Thomson
d. 1748 Scotland
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Flocks thick-nibbling through the clovered vale.
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Who stemm'd the torrent of a downward age.
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Even from the body's purity, the mind
Receives a secret sympathetic aid.
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A lucky chance, that oft decides the fate
Of mighty monarchs.
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Cruel as death, and hungry as the grave.
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For still the world prevail'd, and its dread laugh,
Which scarce the firm philosopher can scorn.
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Desponding Fear, of feeble fancies full,
Weak and unmanly, loosens every power.
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While I deduce,
From the first note the hollow cuckoo sings,
The symphony of spring.
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For many a day, and many a dreadful night,
Incessant lab'ring round the stormy cape.
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The daisy, primrose, violet darkly blue;
And polyanthus of unnumbered dyes.
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But yonder comes the powerful king of day,
Rejoicing in the east.
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The kiss, snatch'd hasty from the sidelong maid.
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Ships dim-discovered dropping from the clouds.
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The meek-ey'd Morn appears, mother of dews.
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Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: James Thomson (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.