The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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Page 5
... mentioning this by way of previous apology , as is the trite custom of biographers . The respect which I owe to my deceased friend , to the public , and ( let me add ) to myself , prompts me to waive so impertinent a ceremonial . A ...
... mentioning this by way of previous apology , as is the trite custom of biographers . The respect which I owe to my deceased friend , to the public , and ( let me add ) to myself , prompts me to waive so impertinent a ceremonial . A ...
Page 9
... mentioned will here find their pro- per place . They will give a much clearer idea both of Mr. Gray and his friend , at this early pe- riod , than any narrative of mine . They will in- clude also several specimens of their juvenile com ...
... mentioned will here find their pro- per place . They will give a much clearer idea both of Mr. Gray and his friend , at this early pe- riod , than any narrative of mine . They will in- clude also several specimens of their juvenile com ...
Page 52
... mention the silli- est of labyrinths , and all Æsop's fables in water ; since these were designed in usum Delphini only . Here then we walk by moonlight , and hear the la- dies and the nightingales sing . Next morning , being Whitsunday ...
... mention the silli- est of labyrinths , and all Æsop's fables in water ; since these were designed in usum Delphini only . Here then we walk by moonlight , and hear the la- dies and the nightingales sing . Next morning , being Whitsunday ...
Page 55
... mentioned the violins , and immediately a company of them was ordered : minuets were begun in the open air , and then came country - dances , which held till four o'clock next morning ; at which hour the gayest lady there proposed ...
... mentioned the violins , and immediately a company of them was ordered : minuets were begun in the open air , and then came country - dances , which held till four o'clock next morning ; at which hour the gayest lady there proposed ...
Page 64
... with nothing in it but meagre , ragged , bare - footed peasants , with their children , in extreme misery and nastiness ; and even of these no great numbers : you no 2 T The sooner have crossed the stream I have mentioned ( 64 )
... with nothing in it but meagre , ragged , bare - footed peasants , with their children , in extreme misery and nastiness ; and even of these no great numbers : you no 2 T The sooner have crossed the stream I have mentioned ( 64 )
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