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.

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. They 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.