The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... reader of sense and taste never expects to find in the memoirs of a philosopher , or poet , the same species of entertainment , or information , which he would receive from those of a statesman or general : he expects , however , to be ...
... reader of sense and taste never expects to find in the memoirs of a philosopher , or poet , the same species of entertainment , or information , which he would receive from those of a statesman or general : he expects , however , to be ...
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... reader that he shall , in the following pages , seldom behold Mr. Gray in any other light than that of a scholar and a poet : and though I am more solicitous to shew that he was a virtuous , a friendly , and an amiable man , than either ...
... reader that he shall , in the following pages , seldom behold Mr. Gray in any other light than that of a scholar and a poet : and though I am more solicitous to shew that he was a virtuous , a friendly , and an amiable man , than either ...
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... , Mr. West's genius was reckoned the more brilliant of the two : a judgment which , I conceive , was not well founded ; for though Mr. West's part of that cor- respondence , which I shall speedily give the reader , B 2 ( 7 )
... , Mr. West's genius was reckoned the more brilliant of the two : a judgment which , I conceive , was not well founded ; for though Mr. West's part of that cor- respondence , which I shall speedily give the reader , B 2 ( 7 )
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Thomas Gray. respondence , which I shall speedily give the reader , * will undoubtedly shew that he possest very ... readers as believe it incumbent on every well - bred soul never to appear but in full dress , will think that Dr. Sprat ...
Thomas Gray. respondence , which I shall speedily give the reader , * will undoubtedly shew that he possest very ... readers as believe it incumbent on every well - bred soul never to appear but in full dress , will think that Dr. Sprat ...
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... this , I shall not be much concerned if graver readers think them unimport- ant , or even trifling . LETTER I. MR . WEST TO MR . GRAY . ( 9 ) To Mr WALPOLE How he spends his own time in the country, Meets with Mr Southern, the dramatic ...
... this , I shall not be much concerned if graver readers think them unimport- ant , or even trifling . LETTER I. MR . WEST TO MR . GRAY . ( 9 ) To Mr WALPOLE How he spends his own time in the country, Meets with Mr Southern, the dramatic ...
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