Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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... thing which the cautious and courtly Dr. Sprat ( were he now alive ) would highly censure . He had , it seems , a large collection of his friend Mr. Cowley's letters , " a way of writing in which he peculiarly excelled , as in these he ...
... thing which the cautious and courtly Dr. Sprat ( were he now alive ) would highly censure . He had , it seems , a large collection of his friend Mr. Cowley's letters , " a way of writing in which he peculiarly excelled , as in these he ...
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... thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in the world , ac dulce otium ( 14 ) ( 14.
... thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in the world , ac dulce otium ( 14 ) ( 14.
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... thing but the effect of the hyp , I have no more to say . We all must submit to that wayward queen ; I too in no small degree own her sway . I feel her influence while I speak her power . But if it be a real distemper , pray take more ...
... thing but the effect of the hyp , I have no more to say . We all must submit to that wayward queen ; I too in no small degree own her sway . I feel her influence while I speak her power . But if it be a real distemper , pray take more ...
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... ( things in me not imaginary , as you sur- mise , but too real , alas ! and I fear constitutional ) " have tuned my heart to elegies of woe ; " and this likewise is the reason why I am the most ir- regular thing alive at college ; for you ...
... ( things in me not imaginary , as you sur- mise , but too real , alas ! and I fear constitutional ) " have tuned my heart to elegies of woe ; " and this likewise is the reason why I am the most ir- regular thing alive at college ; for you ...
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... thing of an elegy , pray criticise it unmercifully , for I send it with that intent . Indeed , your late translation of Statius might have deterred me , but I know you are not more able to excel others , than you are apt to forgive the ...
... thing of an elegy , pray criticise it unmercifully , for I send it with that intent . Indeed , your late translation of Statius might have deterred me , but I know you are not more able to excel others , than you are apt to forgive the ...
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