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" His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter take in their turns... "
The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature - Page 84
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Lives of the English Poets: With Critical Observations on Their Works ; And ...

Samuel Johnson - 1840 - 522 pages
...intersection of the sense, which are the necessary effects of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and...
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The Seasons: And The Castle of Indolence

James Thomson - 1841 - 352 pages
...the whole magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful : the gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take, in their turns, possession of the mind. The great defect of ' The Seasons' is want of method ; but for this I know...
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The seasons & Castle of indolence, by Thomson. The farmer's boy, Rural tales ...

James Thomson - 1842 - 440 pages
...intersect iona of the sense which are the necessary effects of rbyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and...
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The Discourses of Sir Joshua Reynolds

Sir Joshua Reynolds - 1842 - 318 pages
...succession of studies from Nature. In the words of Johnson : " His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and...
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The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL. D.: With and Essay on His Life ..., Volume 2

Samuel Johnson, Arthur Murphy - 1842 - 716 pages
...magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The puyety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, Iliu physician, to possession of the mind. The poet leads us through the appearances of things as they are successively...
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The universal class-book: a ser. of reading lessons

Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...interruptions of the sense, which are the necessary effects of rhyme. Q 3 His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and...
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The Poetical Works of James Thomson: Comprising All His Pastoral, Dramatic ...

James Thomson - 1849 - 772 pages
...iWil|illons of extended seenes and general effeets ' sn tin i whole magnifieenee of Nature, whether of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and the horror of Winter, take in their turns possession of the mind. The poet leads us through the appearanees of things ax they are sueeessively...
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Johnson's Lives of the British poets completed by W. Hazlitt, Volume 3

Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 344 pages
...intersections of the sense, which are the necessary effects of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of spring, the splendour of summer, the tranquillity of autumn, and...
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The Seasons

James Thomson - 1856 - 344 pages
...intersection of the sense, which is the necessary effect of rhyme. His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The payetv of Spring, the splendor of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and...
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Oxford local examinations. Thomson's Spring: with a life of the poet, notes ...

James Thomson - 1863 - 140 pages
...shows him, and that he never yet has felt what Thomson impresses. " His descriptions of extended scenes and general effects bring before us the whole magnificence of Nature, whether pleasing or dreadful. The gaiety of Spring, the splendour of Summer, the tranquillity of Autumn, and...
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