The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... hand , and some annotations on it by the Editor • 394 APPENDIX . LETTERS TO MR . WALPOLE . 1. The little concern produced by public calamities . Some remarks upon the character of Mr. Pope 2. Description of true philosophy . Conduct of ...
... hand , and some annotations on it by the Editor • 394 APPENDIX . LETTERS TO MR . WALPOLE . 1. The little concern produced by public calamities . Some remarks upon the character of Mr. Pope 2. Description of true philosophy . Conduct of ...
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... the rest ) and would certainly have been cut off as early , had not his mother , with a courage remarkable for one of her sex , and withal so very tender a parent , ventured to open a vein with her own hand , which ( 6 )
... the rest ) and would certainly have been cut off as early , had not his mother , with a courage remarkable for one of her sex , and withal so very tender a parent , ventured to open a vein with her own hand , which ( 6 )
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Thomas Gray. to open a vein with her own hand , which instantly removed the paroxysm . He was born in Cornhill , December the 26th , 1716 ; was educated at Eton school , under the care of Mr. Antrobus , his mother's brother , who was at ...
Thomas Gray. to open a vein with her own hand , which instantly removed the paroxysm . He was born in Cornhill , December the 26th , 1716 ; was educated at Eton school , under the care of Mr. Antrobus , his mother's brother , who was at ...
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... hand in hand with you , like the two children in the wood , Through many a flowery path and shelly grot , Where learning lull'd us in her private * maze . The very thought , you see , tips my pen with poetry , and brings Eton to my view ...
... hand in hand with you , like the two children in the wood , Through many a flowery path and shelly grot , Where learning lull'd us in her private * maze . The very thought , you see , tips my pen with poetry , and brings Eton to my view ...
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... hand against a brother's life Drug the dire bowl or point the murd❜rous knife ? Did e'er this tongue the slanderer's tale proclaim , Or madly violate my Maker's name ? Did e'er this heart betray a friend or foe , Or know a thought but ...
... hand against a brother's life Drug the dire bowl or point the murd❜rous knife ? Did e'er this tongue the slanderer's tale proclaim , Or madly violate my Maker's name ? Did e'er this heart betray a friend or foe , Or know a thought but ...
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