THE

SEASONS,

BY

JAMES THOMSON

THE

SEASONS,

BY

JAMES THOMSON,

WITH

THE LIFE OF THE AUTHOR:

TO WHICH ARE ADDED

HESIOD, or the RISE OF WOMAN, and the

HERMIT, by PARNELL; together with HENRY
and EMMA, by PRIOR.

VERSI

SIT

S-BIBLIOT

BAS

BORDEAUX,

PRINTED BY P. BEAUME, BOOKSELLER,
PARLEMENT-STREET, N' 39.

1808.

98.31

ACCEPT,

dear. Nymph, a tribute due

To sacred friendship, and to you;
But with it take what breath'd the whole,

O take to thine, the Poet's soul.

If fancy here her power displays,
Or if a heart exalts these lays,
You fairest, in that fancy shine,
And all that heart is fondly thine.

* These verses were never before published. Theye were written by Mr. Thomson to Amanda, then Miss Y-G. so often celebrated, with a present of the first copy of his Seasons. They have been communicated to the editor, by Mr. Creech of Edinburgh.