The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... Short narrative , concluding the Section 41 SECTION II . Connecting narrative . Mr. Gray goes abroad with Mr. Walpole . Corresponds , during his tour , with his parents and Mr. West 42 1. To his MOTHER . His voyage from Dover ...
... Short narrative , concluding the Section 41 SECTION II . Connecting narrative . Mr. Gray goes abroad with Mr. Walpole . Corresponds , during his tour , with his parents and Mr. West 42 1. To his MOTHER . His voyage from Dover ...
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... than most people , say my life is but a span , were I not afraid lest you should not believe that a person so short - lived could write even so long a letter as this ; ( 11 ) From Mr WEST Sends him a translation into Latin of a Greek epi-
... than most people , say my life is but a span , were I not afraid lest you should not believe that a person so short - lived could write even so long a letter as this ; ( 11 ) From Mr WEST Sends him a translation into Latin of a Greek epi-
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Thomas Gray. could write even so long a letter as this ; in short , I believe I must not send you the history of my own time , till I can send you that also of the reforma- tion . * However , as the most undeserving people in the world ...
Thomas Gray. could write even so long a letter as this ; in short , I believe I must not send you the history of my own time , till I can send you that also of the reforma- tion . * However , as the most undeserving people in the world ...
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... short sight can go , the cha- racter of his great art and penetration is very just ; he is indeed Nulli penetrabilis astro . I go to - morrow to Epsom , where I shall be for about a month . Excuse me , I am in haste , † but believe me ...
... short sight can go , the cha- racter of his great art and penetration is very just ; he is indeed Nulli penetrabilis astro . I go to - morrow to Epsom , where I shall be for about a month . Excuse me , I am in haste , † but believe me ...
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... short journey to- day , and came to our inn early , I sit down to give you some account of our expedition . On the 29th , ( according to the style here ) we left Dover at twelve at noon , and with a pretty brisk gale , which pleased ...
... short journey to- day , and came to our inn early , I sit down to give you some account of our expedition . On the 29th , ( according to the style here ) we left Dover at twelve at noon , and with a pretty brisk gale , which pleased ...
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acquaintance admire Agrippina amusement Anicetus appear atque beautiful believe called Cambridge Caractacus character church death Duke Dunciad Elegy Elfrida Elidurus eyes fear Florence Genoa give gothic Grande Chartreuse GRAY TO DR Gray's Greek hæc hand head hear heart hexameters honour hope idea imagine IMITATION insert Italy King lady LETTER lines live Lord Lord Bolingbroke manner MASON Massinissa mean ment miles mind mother mountains Naples nature never night o'er occasion opinion passed perhaps Peterhouse Petrarch Pindar pleasure poem poet poetry Pope Posidippus quæ racter reader Rheims road Rome scene seems seen shew side Skiddaw sort spirit stanzas sure Syphax Tacitus taste tell Teverone thing thought Tibullus tion town Turin verse Walpole WEST WHARTON wish write written