The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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Page 26
... amidst all this is , that I have , at the distance of half a mile , through a green lane , a forest ( the vulgar call it a common ) all my own , * At Burnham in Buckinghamshire . at least as good as so , for I spy ( 26 )
... amidst all this is , that I have , at the distance of half a mile , through a green lane , a forest ( the vulgar call it a common ) all my own , * At Burnham in Buckinghamshire . at least as good as so , for I spy ( 26 )
Page 44
... miles a - day ; but Mr. Walpole , being in no hurry , chooses to make easy journeys of it , and they are easy ones indeed ; for the motion is much like that of a sedan ; we go about six miles an hour , and commonly change horses at the ...
... miles a - day ; but Mr. Walpole , being in no hurry , chooses to make easy journeys of it , and they are easy ones indeed ; for the motion is much like that of a sedan ; we go about six miles an hour , and commonly change horses at the ...
Page 45
... miles ; but by the way we dined at Montreuil , much to our hearts ' content , on stinking mutton cutlets , addled eggs , and ditch water . Madame , the hostess , made her appearance in long lappets of bone lace and a sack of linsey ...
... miles ; but by the way we dined at Montreuil , much to our hearts ' content , on stinking mutton cutlets , addled eggs , and ditch water . Madame , the hostess , made her appearance in long lappets of bone lace and a sack of linsey ...
Page 50
... hares , and partridges , we arrive at the great avenue , flanked on either hand with a double row of trees about half a mile long , and with the palace itself to terminate the view ; facing which , on each side of you ( 50 )
... hares , and partridges , we arrive at the great avenue , flanked on either hand with a double row of trees about half a mile long , and with the palace itself to terminate the view ; facing which , on each side of you ( 50 )
Page 56
... where the Duke of Bour- bon is lodged when he comes every three years to hold that assembly , as governor of the province . A quarter of a mile out of the town is a famous ་ abbey of Carthusians , which we are just returned from ( ( 56 56 )
... where the Duke of Bour- bon is lodged when he comes every three years to hold that assembly , as governor of the province . A quarter of a mile out of the town is a famous ་ abbey of Carthusians , which we are just returned from ( ( 56 56 )
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