Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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Page 22
... stand Like some sad exile in a desert land ; Around no friends their lenient care to join In mutual warmth , and mix their heart with mine . Or real pains , or those which fancy raise , For ever blot the sunshine of my days ; To ...
... stand Like some sad exile in a desert land ; Around no friends their lenient care to join In mutual warmth , and mix their heart with mine . Or real pains , or those which fancy raise , For ever blot the sunshine of my days ; To ...
Page 26
... stand at this present writing : and , though the gout forbids him galloping after them in the field , yet he continues still to regale his ears and nose with their comfortable noise and stink . holds me mighty cheap , I perceive , for ...
... stand at this present writing : and , though the gout forbids him galloping after them in the field , yet he continues still to regale his ears and nose with their comfortable noise and stink . holds me mighty cheap , I perceive , for ...
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... stand the test of polite criticism so well as the preceding would of learned , I chose to translate so much of it as I thought necessary , in order to preserve the chain of correspondence . me , that I might satisfy your curiosity ; but ...
... stand the test of polite criticism so well as the preceding would of learned , I chose to translate so much of it as I thought necessary , in order to preserve the chain of correspondence . me , that I might satisfy your curiosity ; but ...
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... the basin of Latona ; she and her children are standing on the top of a rock in the middle , on the sides of which are the peasants , some half , some totally changed into frogs , all of which throw out water at ( 51 )
... the basin of Latona ; she and her children are standing on the top of a rock in the middle , on the sides of which are the peasants , some half , some totally changed into frogs , all of which throw out water at ( 51 )
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... standing under a huge black canopy , and , after a few minutes talking , she assured him of her good will , and dis- missed him she never sees any body but thus in form ; and so she passes her life , * poor woman ! LETTER XV . MR . GRAY ...
... standing under a huge black canopy , and , after a few minutes talking , she assured him of her good will , and dis- missed him she never sees any body but thus in form ; and so she passes her life , * poor woman ! LETTER XV . MR . GRAY ...
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