Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 141 Baillie, Joanna 1762 1851 Bailie, Johanna Poems, &c. (1790) Wherein It Is Attempted To Describe Certain Views Of Nature And Of Rustic Manners; And Also, To Point Out, In Some Instances, The Different Influence Which The Same Circumstances Produce On Different Characters Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by David Starner, Charles Bidwell and the PG Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Poems, &c." by Joanna Baillie is a collection of poetry composed during the late 18th century. The poems explore themes of nature, rustic life, and the complexities of human emotions shaped by various circumstances. Through vivid imagery and evocative descriptions, Baillie appears to examine how different characters respond to the same environments, highlighting the nuances of human experience. The opening of the collection introduces a rich portrayal of rural life through the depiction of a winter day, contrasting the warmth of a family home against the harsh elements outside. The poem details the morning rituals of both the farmer and his family, illustrating their daily struggles and the steadfastness of their routine amidst the cold. The harsh conditions are mirrored in the struggles of the animals and the encroaching darkness of winter, while moments of familial tenderness provide a counterpoint to the bleakness. This initial section effectively sets the tone for the collection, inviting readers to immerse themselves in Baillie's observation of life, nature, and the interplay of character and surroundings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 170063 169939 2024-10-06T13:48:45.716664 2023-09-07T04:19:35.748417 text/html text/html 170056 169932 2024-10-06T13:48:45.983644 2023-09-07T04:19:35.915408 text/html text/html 130976 2024-10-06T13:48:53.433600 application/epub+zip 131119 2024-10-06T13:48:48.931649 application/epub+zip 116843 2024-10-06T13:48:47.624629 application/epub+zip 248109 2024-10-06T13:48:55.943675 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228854 2024-10-06T13:48:52.484596 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150487 2022-09-07T17:26:56.286340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137777 137704 2024-10-06T13:48:45.401654 2023-09-07T04:19:35.534416 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 137920 2020-12-19T03:47:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 54115 2020-12-19T03:47:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 137905 2020-12-19T03:47:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 54096 2020-12-19T03:47:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20734 2024-10-06T13:48:56.071593 application/rdf+xml 13133 2024-10-06T13:48:48.178632 image/jpeg 3611 2024-10-06T13:48:47.903617 image/jpeg 126775 2024-10-06T13:48:45.998626 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia