Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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... feels himself a poet , ought to be above prostituting his powers on such occasions , and extreme youth ( as was the case with Mr. Gray ) is the only thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in the world ...
... feels himself a poet , ought to be above prostituting his powers on such occasions , and extreme youth ( as was the case with Mr. Gray ) is the only thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in the world ...
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... feel her influence while I speak her power . But if it be a real distemper , pray take more care of your health , if not for your own , at least for our sakes , and do not be so soon weary of this little world : I do not know what ...
... feel her influence while I speak her power . But if it be a real distemper , pray take more care of your health , if not for your own , at least for our sakes , and do not be so soon weary of this little world : I do not know what ...
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... feel each joy that friendship can divide ; Each realm of science and of art explore , And with the ancient blend the modern lore . Studious alone to learn whate'er may tend To raise the genius or the heart to mend : ' Now pleas'd along ...
... feel each joy that friendship can divide ; Each realm of science and of art explore , And with the ancient blend the modern lore . Studious alone to learn whate'er may tend To raise the genius or the heart to mend : ' Now pleas'd along ...
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... feel , on that account , obliges me to have done in re- minding you that I am London , Aug. 22 , 1737 . Yours , & c . LETTER IX . MR . GRAY TO MR . WALPOLE . I WAS hindered in my last , and so could not give you all the trouble I would ...
... feel , on that account , obliges me to have done in re- minding you that I am London , Aug. 22 , 1737 . Yours , & c . LETTER IX . MR . GRAY TO MR . WALPOLE . I WAS hindered in my last , and so could not give you all the trouble I would ...
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... feel I dare not enter the lists with you - cupidum , pater optime , vires deficiunt . Seriously , you write in that language with a grace and an Augustan urbanity that amazes me : your Greek too is per- fect in its kind . And here let ...
... feel I dare not enter the lists with you - cupidum , pater optime , vires deficiunt . Seriously , you write in that language with a grace and an Augustan urbanity that amazes me : your Greek too is per- fect in its kind . And here let ...
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