The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... whole of Count Algarotti's works in the Leghorn edition , and his sentiments concerning them 10. To Mr. NICHOLLS . On the affection due to a mother . Description of that part of Kent from whence the letter was written V · 387 · 390 ...
... whole of Count Algarotti's works in the Leghorn edition , and his sentiments concerning them 10. To Mr. NICHOLLS . On the affection due to a mother . Description of that part of Kent from whence the letter was written V · 387 · 390 ...
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... 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 progress , and gets some ground ; my eyes are open enough to see the same dull prospect , and to know ...
... 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 progress , and gets some ground ; my eyes are open enough to see the same dull prospect , and to know ...
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... whole piece for the sake of a few tolerable lines . For this little while past I have been playing with Statius ; we yesterday had a game at quoits together : you will easily forgive me for having broke his head , as you have a little ...
... whole piece for the sake of a few tolerable lines . For this little while past I have been playing with Statius ; we yesterday had a game at quoits together : you will easily forgive me for having broke his head , as you have a little ...
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... whole contents of my share in our correspondence may be reduced under the two heads of 1st , You ; 2dly , I : the first is indeed a subject to expatiate upon , but you might laugh at me for talking about what I do not understand ; the ...
... whole contents of my share in our correspondence may be reduced under the two heads of 1st , You ; 2dly , I : the first is indeed a subject to expatiate upon , but you might laugh at me for talking about what I do not understand ; the ...
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... whole morning . The timorous hare and sportive squir- rel gambol around me like Adam in Paradise , be- fore he had an Eve ; but I think he did not use to read Virgil , as I commonly do there . In this situation I often converse with my ...
... whole morning . The timorous hare and sportive squir- rel gambol around me like Adam in Paradise , be- fore he had an Eve ; but I think he did not use to read Virgil , as I commonly do there . In this situation I often converse with my ...
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