 Superior heard, run through the sweetest length Of notes; when listening Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purposes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. The blackbird whistles from the thorny brake; The mellow bullfinch answers from...  The Seasons - Page 25by James Thomson - 1799 - 238 lehteFull view - About this book
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 | James Thomson - 1730 - 260 lehte
...kind-contending Throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft Length Of Notes, whenliftening Phi'lame/a deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in Thought Elate,...to make her Night excel their Day. The black-bird whiftles from the thorny Brake ; The mellow Bull-finch anfwers from the Grove : Nor are the Linnets,... | |
 | John Holmes - 1739 - 202 lehte
...Throng Superior heard, run thro" the fweeteft Lengths ; The Blackbird whiflles from the thorny Brake j The mellow Bull-Finch anfwers from the Grove : Nor...Linnets, o^er the flowering Furze Pour'd out profufely, ftlent. Join'd to theft Thoufands lefide. The Jay, the Rook, the Daw3 And each harjh Pipe, discordant... | |
 | James Thomson, Barthold Heinrich Brockes - 1745 - 586 lehte
...Night excel their Day. f <The Black - bird whiffles from the thorny Brake ; The mellow Bull -finch anfwers from the Grove: Nor are the Linnets, o'er...Furze Pour'd out profufely, filent. Join'd to thefe 560 Thoufands befide, thick as the covering Leaves They warble under, or the nitid Hues That fpeck... | |
 | John Holmes - 1755 - 204 lehte
...the kind- contending Throng Superior heard,, run thro' the fweeteft Lengths ; The Blackbird whiftles from the thorny Brake; The mellow Bull-Finch anfwers...Furze Pour'd out profufely, filent. Join'd to thefe Thoufands befide. Ihe Jay, the Rook, the Daw, And each harjh Pipe, difcordant heard alone, Here aid... | |
 | James Thomson - 1757 - 244 lehte
...And And wood-lark, o'er the kind contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length 600 Of notes ; when liflening Philomela deigns . To let...to make her night excel their day. The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove : 605 Nor are the linnets,... | |
 | James Thomson - 1766 - 266 lehte
...o'er the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run thro' the fweeteft length Of notes; when liftening Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers from the grove.:... | |
 | James Thomson - 1774 - 272 lehte
...the kind-contending throng Superior heard, run through the fweeteft length Of notes; when lift'ning Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whittles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bulfinch anfwers from the grove : Nor... | |
 | John Aikin - 1777 - 176 lehte
...the kind'contending throng Superior heard, run through the fweeteft length Of notes ; when liftening Philomela deigns To let them joy, and purpofes, in...The black'bird whittles from the thorny brake; The NATURAL HISTORY. 63 The mellow bullfinch* anfoers from the grove: Nor are the linnets, o'er the flowering... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1779 - 304 lehte
...joy, and purpofes, in thought Elate, to make her night excel their day. 600 The black-bird whiftles from the thorny brake ; The mellow bullfinch anfwers...filent. Join'd to thefe Innumerous fongfters, in the frefliening fliade 605 Of new-fprung leaves, their modulations mix -—JVIeUjfluous-.- The jay, the... | |
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