Thomas Gray, Volume 6I have two main aims in view 1) to give the reader as much information about Thomas Gray, his poetry and his age as he will need for enjoyment of the poetry; and 2) to examine all of the poems freshly as works of literature. |
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Page 45
... finished as he proceeded ; this , tho ' it made his execution slow , made his compositions more perfect . I think ... finish in detail , a concern closely related to his insistence on unity of effect . " Metrum . Observations on English ...
... finished as he proceeded ; this , tho ' it made his execution slow , made his compositions more perfect . I think ... finish in detail , a concern closely related to his insistence on unity of effect . " Metrum . Observations on English ...
Page 114
... finish . He began " Agrippina " in the winter of 1741-1742 and , in the judgment of all his critics but Mason , he ... finished , it will be in the nature of Nat . Lee's Bedlam Tragedy , which had twenty - five acts and some odd scenes ...
... finish . He began " Agrippina " in the winter of 1741-1742 and , in the judgment of all his critics but Mason , he ... finished , it will be in the nature of Nat . Lee's Bedlam Tragedy , which had twenty - five acts and some odd scenes ...
Page 126
... finished poems , only " The Progress of Poesy " may be regarded as elaborating an idea and , as has been pointed out above , that very idea may well constitute its chief flaw . The " Elegy , " while full of compressed wisdom , is not ...
... finished poems , only " The Progress of Poesy " may be regarded as elaborating an idea and , as has been pointed out above , that very idea may well constitute its chief flaw . The " Elegy , " while full of compressed wisdom , is not ...
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