Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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... spirits . Lady Walpole's death , and his concern for Mr. H. Walpole · • · 9. To Mr. WALPOLE . How he spends his own time in the country . Meets with Mr. Southern , the dramatic poet • • · 10. To Mr. WALPOLE . Supposed manner in which Mr ...
... spirits . Lady Walpole's death , and his concern for Mr. H. Walpole · • · 9. To Mr. WALPOLE . How he spends his own time in the country . Meets with Mr. Southern , the dramatic poet • • · 10. To Mr. WALPOLE . Supposed manner in which Mr ...
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... The inhabitants of Tuscany dissatisfied with the government · 30. To Mr. WEST . The time of his departure from Florence determined . 108 110 114 116 Alteration in his temper and spirits . Difference between an ( iii ) 20.
... The inhabitants of Tuscany dissatisfied with the government · 30. To Mr. WEST . The time of his departure from Florence determined . 108 110 114 116 Alteration in his temper and spirits . Difference between an ( iii ) 20.
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... in separating , * His pleasing moral from his pointed wit . ( 9 ) arranging these papers , a part of ( 8 ) To Mr WEST Thanks him for his poetical epistle Complains low spirits Lady Walpole's death, and his concern for Mr Walpole.
... in separating , * His pleasing moral from his pointed wit . ( 9 ) arranging these papers , a part of ( 8 ) To Mr WEST Thanks him for his poetical epistle Complains low spirits Lady Walpole's death, and his concern for Mr Walpole.
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... spirit was then on the decline , it was not extinguished till after the year 1745. But we see ( as was natural enough in a young man ) he laid the blame rather on the mode of education than the mode of the times ; and to this error ...
... spirit was then on the decline , it was not extinguished till after the year 1745. But we see ( as was natural enough in a young man ) he laid the blame rather on the mode of education than the mode of the times ; and to this error ...
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... spirit of obstinacy ( I think ) love them the better for it ; and , indeed , what can I do else ? Must I plunge into metaphysics ? Alas ! I cannot see in the dark ; nature has not furnished me with the optics of a cat . Must I pore upon ...
... spirit of obstinacy ( I think ) love them the better for it ; and , indeed , what can I do else ? Must I plunge into metaphysics ? Alas ! I cannot see in the dark ; nature has not furnished me with the optics of a cat . Must I pore upon ...
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