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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... verse . When , on his tour , he began his Latin " De Principiis , ” he was aware of an inconsistency between his theory and practice , as he notified West : " Poems and Metaphysics ( say you , with your spectacles on ) are inconsistent ...
... verse . When , on his tour , he began his Latin " De Principiis , ” he was aware of an inconsistency between his theory and practice , as he notified West : " Poems and Metaphysics ( say you , with your spectacles on ) are inconsistent ...
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... verse , he al- ways finished as he proceeded ; this , tho ' it made his execution slow , made his compositions more perfect . I think , however , that this method was only calculated to produce such short works as generally employed his ...
... verse , he al- ways finished as he proceeded ; this , tho ' it made his execution slow , made his compositions more perfect . I think , however , that this method was only calculated to produce such short works as generally employed his ...
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... verse of fourteen , the alexandrine , the deca - syllable , the octo - syllable , the hepta - syllable , and verse of six ; none are now used but the third and fourth ; except it be interspersedly to vary our composition , and ...
... verse of fourteen , the alexandrine , the deca - syllable , the octo - syllable , the hepta - syllable , and verse of six ; none are now used but the third and fourth ; except it be interspersedly to vary our composition , and ...
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