The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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Page 11
... tell you it is occasioned wholly by the hurry I am in to get to a place where I expect to meet with no other pleasure than the sight of you ; for I am preparing for London in a few days at furthest . I do not wonder in the least at your ...
... tell you it is occasioned wholly by the hurry I am in to get to a place where I expect to meet with no other pleasure than the sight of you ; for I am preparing for London in a few days at furthest . I do not wonder in the least at your ...
Page 14
... tell you I thought it so when I had seen it ; but sincerely it pleased me best . Methinks the college bards have run into a strange taste on this occasion . Such soft , un- meaning stuff about Venus and Cupid , and Peleus and Thetis ...
... tell you I thought it so when I had seen it ; but sincerely it pleased me best . Methinks the college bards have run into a strange taste on this occasion . Such soft , un- meaning stuff about Venus and Cupid , and Peleus and Thetis ...
Page 46
... tell you all I have in my head , you will believe me mad , mais n'importe , courage , allons ! for if I wait till my head grow clear and settle a little , you may stay long enough for a letter . Six days have we been coming hither ...
... tell you all I have in my head , you will believe me mad , mais n'importe , courage , allons ! for if I wait till my head grow clear and settle a little , you may stay long enough for a letter . Six days have we been coming hither ...
Page 53
... tell you that I saw Britannicus last night ; all the characters , particularly Agrip- pina and Nero , done to perfection ; to - morrow Phædra and Hippolitus . We are making you a little bundle of petites pieces ; there is nothing in ...
... tell you that I saw Britannicus last night ; all the characters , particularly Agrip- pina and Nero , done to perfection ; to - morrow Phædra and Hippolitus . We are making you a little bundle of petites pieces ; there is nothing in ...
Page 56
... tell you that it is the chief city of Bur- gundy , nor that it is of great antiquity ; consi- dering which , one should imagine it ought to be larger than one finds it . However , what it wants in extent , is made up in beauty and ...
... tell you that it is the chief city of Bur- gundy , nor that it is of great antiquity ; consi- dering which , one should imagine it ought to be larger than one finds it . However , what it wants in extent , is made up in beauty and ...
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