But happy they! the happiest of their kind! Whom gentler stars unite, and in one fate Their hearts, their fortunes, and their beings blend. "Tis not the coarser tie of human laws, Ineffable, and sympathy of soul; Thought meeting thought, and will preventing will, Well-merited, consume his nights and days. While those whom love cements in holy faith, с ARGUMENT. The subject proposed.-Invocation.-Address to Mr. Doddington, An introductory reflection on the motion of the heavenly bodies; whence the succession of the Seasons. As the face of Nature in this season is almost uniform, the progress of the Poem is a description of a Summer's day.-The dawn.-Sunrising.-Hymn to the sun.-Forenoon.-Summer insects described.-Hay-making.-Sheep-shearing.Noon-day. A woodland retreat.-Group of herds and flocks. A solemn grove; how it affects a contemplative mind.-A cataract, and rude scene.View of Summer in the torrid zone.-Storm of thunder and lightning.-A tale.-The storm over, a serene afternoon.-Bathing.-Hour of walking.Transition to the prospect of a rich, well cultivated country; which introduces a panegyric on GreatBritain.-Sun-set.-Evening.-Night.--Summer meteors. A comet.-The whole concluding with the praise of philosophy. SUMMER. FROM brightening fields of ether fair disclosed, Hence, let me haste into the mid-wood shade, And thou, my youthful Muse's early friend, |