The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... thing which the cautious and courtly Dr. Sprat ( were he now alive ) would highly censure . He had , it seems , a large collection of his friend Mr. Cowley's letters , " a way of writing in which he peculiarly excelled , as in these he ...
... thing which the cautious and courtly Dr. Sprat ( were he now alive ) would highly censure . He had , it seems , a large collection of his friend Mr. Cowley's letters , " a way of writing in which he peculiarly excelled , as in these he ...
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... thing nor nothing gives me any pleasure . When you have seen one of my days , you have seen a whole year of my life ; they go round and round like the blind horse in the mill , only he has the satisfaction of fancying he makes a ...
... thing nor nothing gives me any pleasure . When you have seen one of my days , you have seen a whole year of my life ; they go round and round like the blind horse in the mill , only he has the satisfaction of fancying he makes a ...
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... thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in the world , ac dulce otium ( 14 )
... thing that can apologize for his having done it . most enchanting thing in the world , ac dulce otium ( 14 )
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Thomas Gray. most enchanting thing in the world , ac dulce otium et pæne omni negotio pulchrius . I am , dear Sir , yours while I am R. W. Christ Church , May 24 , 1736 . The following letter seems to require some lit- tle preface , not ...
Thomas Gray. most enchanting thing in the world , ac dulce otium et pæne omni negotio pulchrius . I am , dear Sir , yours while I am R. W. Christ Church , May 24 , 1736 . The following letter seems to require some lit- tle preface , not ...
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... ( things in me not imaginary , as you sur- mise , but too real , alas ! and I fear constitutional ) " have tuned my heart to elegies of woe ; " and this likewise is the reason why I am the most ir- regular thing alive at college ; for you ...
... ( things in me not imaginary , as you sur- mise , but too real , alas ! and I fear constitutional ) " have tuned my heart to elegies of woe ; " and this likewise is the reason why I am the most ir- regular thing alive at college ; for you ...
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