The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... side's poem , on the Pleasures of Imagination • 176 178 3. To Dr. WHARTON . His amusements in town . Reflections on riches . Character of Aristotle · · 4. To Mr. WALPOLE . Ridicule on Cibber's Observations on Cicero . On the modern ...
... side's poem , on the Pleasures of Imagination • 176 178 3. To Dr. WHARTON . His amusements in town . Reflections on riches . Character of Aristotle · · 4. To Mr. WALPOLE . Ridicule on Cibber's Observations on Cicero . On the modern ...
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... side , there seems superadded to these , such a manly precision of taste , and maturity of judg- ment , as would induce one to believe Mr. Wal- pole's phrase not very hyperbolical , who has often asserted to me that , " Gray never was a ...
... side , there seems superadded to these , such a manly precision of taste , and maturity of judg- ment , as would induce one to believe Mr. Wal- pole's phrase not very hyperbolical , who has often asserted to me that , " Gray never was a ...
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... side You feel each joy that friendship can divide ; Each realm of science and of art explore , And with the ancient blend the modern lore . Studious alone to learn whate'er may tend To raise the genius or the heart to mend : Now pleas'd ...
... side You feel each joy that friendship can divide ; Each realm of science and of art explore , And with the ancient blend the modern lore . Studious alone to learn whate'er may tend To raise the genius or the heart to mend : Now pleas'd ...
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... side ; three horses draw it , one between the shafts , and the other two on each side , on one of which the postillion rides , and drives too : * This vehicle will , upon occasion , go fourscore miles a - day ; but Mr. Walpole , being ...
... side ; three horses draw it , one between the shafts , and the other two on each side , on one of which the postillion rides , and drives too : * This vehicle will , upon occasion , go fourscore miles a - day ; but Mr. Walpole , being ...
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... and 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 )
... and 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 )
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