...with wholcfome viands fill'd : There, liftenlng every noife, his watchful dog. Smooth to the (helving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where...collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering moots, and lhakes the country round. At. firft, an azure meet, it ruihes broad...

...conceive Thompfon had this cataract in his eye, when he wrote his feafons: " Smooth to the (helving brink, a copious flood « Rolls fair and placid ;...collected all . " In one impetuous torrent down the deep *' It thundering Ihoots, and (hakes the country round. " At firft, an azure fheet it rufhes, broad...

...rwift-fhrinking T check my fteps, and view tile broken fcene. SMOOTH to the fhelving brink.a copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid; where collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thund'ring fhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet,. it rulhes broad...

...of thought: fwift-ftu.inking I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. P Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid; where...collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering lhoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure fheet, it rufhes broad...

...back, I check my steps, and view the broken scene. SMOOTH to the shelving brink a Copious flood 590 Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one...round. At first, an azure sheet, it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees, as prone it falls, 595 And from the loud- resounding rocks below Dash'd in a...

...thought : fwift-fhrinking back, I check my fteps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the fhelving brink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where...collected all, In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and fhakes the country round. At firft, an azure meet, it rufhes broad...

...of thought : fwift-Dirii I check my ftcps, and view the broken fcene. Smooth to the (helving btink a copious flood Rolls fair, and placid ; where collected all, In one Impetuous torrent, down the fteep It thundering (hoots, and (bakes the country roufl At firft, an azure (heet, it rufhcs broad...

...from the charm of thought' swift-shrinking back , j I check my steps , and view the broken scene. ' Smooth to the shelving brink a copious flood Rolls...At first , an azure- sheet , it rushes broad ; Then whitening by degrees , as prone it falls, And from the loud - resounding rocks below Dash'd in a cloud...

...the leifure of recolledtion, thefe nervous lines of Thomfon feem to defcribe much of the fcene ; " Smooth to the Shelving brink a copious flood " Rolls fair and placid, where colledled all " In one impetuous torrent, down the fteep " It thundering fhoots, and fhakes the country...

...wakes from the charm of thought. Swift shrinking back, I check my steps ; and view, the broken scene. Smooth to the shelving brink, a copious flood rolls...thundering shoots, and shakes the country round." A person hearing this read without regard to the poetical pauses, would not suppose it to be verse,...