The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. MasonJ.F. Dove, 1820 |
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Page 17
... of Mrs. Rowe's Letters of the Dead to the Living ; a book which was , I believe , published about this time . you may have contracted in the other , but pray ( 17 ) To Mr WALPOLE Concerning the intention of publishing.
... of Mrs. Rowe's Letters of the Dead to the Living ; a book which was , I believe , published about this time . you may have contracted in the other , but pray ( 17 ) To Mr WALPOLE Concerning the intention of publishing.
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... living dead , that adorn the walls of your apartments , than with the dead living , that deck the middles of them ; and prefer a picture of still life to the realities of a noisy one , and , as I guess , will imitate what you prefer ...
... living dead , that adorn the walls of your apartments , than with the dead living , that deck the middles of them ; and prefer a picture of still life to the realities of a noisy one , and , as I guess , will imitate what you prefer ...
Page 152
... living ? I could almost cry out with Catullus , " Alphene immemor , atque unanimis false sodalibus ! " But to turn an accusa- tion thus upon another , is ungenerous ; so I will take my leave of you for the present with a " Vale et vive ...
... living ? I could almost cry out with Catullus , " Alphene immemor , atque unanimis false sodalibus ! " But to turn an accusa- tion thus upon another , is ungenerous ; so I will take my leave of you for the present with a " Vale et vive ...
Page 157
... living . But this is almost constantly the case with such There is so much of nature in the sentiment , as well as poetry in the descrip- tion of this triumphal entry of young Massinissa , that it seems much to be re- gretted the author ...
... living . But this is almost constantly the case with such There is so much of nature in the sentiment , as well as poetry in the descrip- tion of this triumphal entry of young Massinissa , that it seems much to be re- gretted the author ...
Page 172
... living as the dead , to declare the sense I shall ever retain of the honour which the fellows of Pembroke Hall then did me , and to particularize the time of an incident which brought me into the neighbourhood of Mr. Gray's college ...
... living as the dead , to declare the sense I shall ever retain of the honour which the fellows of Pembroke Hall then did me , and to particularize the time of an incident which brought me into the neighbourhood of Mr. Gray's college ...
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