Project Gutenberg 2005-01-06 Public domain in the USA. 302 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 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.) Reading ease score: 80.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- 18th century PR Text Category: Poetry Category: British Literature 170051 2025-10-06T10:31:41.261770 text/html 170056 169932 2024-11-06T13:47:47.216705 2023-09-07T04:19:35.915408 text/html text/html 131041 2025-10-06T10:31:48.001725 application/epub+zip 131091 2025-10-06T10:31:43.859771 application/epub+zip 116814 2025-10-06T10:31:42.727740 application/epub+zip 248287 2025-10-06T10:31:50.302759 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 228784 2025-10-06T10:31:47.043734 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 150487 2022-09-07T17:26:56.286340 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 137667 2025-10-06T10:31:40.980789 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117962 2024-10-28T21:39:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16767 2025-10-06T10:31:50.431730 application/rdf+xml 13133 2025-10-06T10:31:43.208738 image/jpeg 3611 2025-10-06T10:31:42.965783 image/jpeg 126827 2025-10-06T10:31:41.275786 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia