Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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... pleasure of seeing your hand- writing ; next to hearing you is the pleasure of hearing from you . Really and sincerely I wonder at you , that you thought it not worth while to answer my last letter . I hope this will have better success ...
... pleasure of seeing your hand- writing ; next to hearing you is the pleasure of hearing from you . Really and sincerely I wonder at you , that you thought it not worth while to answer my last letter . I hope this will have better success ...
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... pleasure than the sight of you ; for I am preparing for London in a few days at furthest . I do not wonder in the least at your frequent blaming my indolence , it ought rather to be called ingratitude , and I am obliged to your goodness ...
... pleasure than the sight of you ; for I am preparing for London in a few days at furthest . I do not wonder in the least at your frequent blaming my indolence , it ought rather to be called ingratitude , and I am obliged to your goodness ...
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... pleasure to you , as it is a great one to me . I have endured lectures daily and hourly since I came last , supported by the hopes of being shortly at full liberty to give myself up to my friends and classical companions , who , poor ...
... pleasure to you , as it is a great one to me . I have endured lectures daily and hourly since I came last , supported by the hopes of being shortly at full liberty to give myself up to my friends and classical companions , who , poor ...
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... pleasure , Each day of business has its hour of leisure . In one of these hours I hope , dear sir , you will sometimes think of me , write to me , and know me yours , Εξαύδα , μὴ κεῦθε νόῳ , ἵνα είδομεν ἄμφω that is , write freely to me ...
... pleasure , Each day of business has its hour of leisure . In one of these hours I hope , dear sir , you will sometimes think of me , write to me , and know me yours , Εξαύδα , μὴ κεῦθε νόῳ , ἵνα είδομεν ἄμφω that is , write freely to me ...
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... pleasures tasted , and few duties done . * Ah ! who , ere autumn's mellowing suns appear , Would pluck the promise of the vernal year ; Or , ere the grapes their purple hue betray , Tear the crude cluster from the mourning spray . Stern ...
... pleasures tasted , and few duties done . * Ah ! who , ere autumn's mellowing suns appear , Would pluck the promise of the vernal year ; Or , ere the grapes their purple hue betray , Tear the crude cluster from the mourning spray . Stern ...
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