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... wood in Greek hexameters . Argument and exordium of a Latin heroic epistle , from Sophonisba to Massinissa Account of Mr. WEST's death . Of Mr. Gray's English poetry , writ- ten about this time , with the general plan , argument of the ...
... wood in Greek hexameters . Argument and exordium of a Latin heroic epistle , from Sophonisba to Massinissa Account of Mr. WEST's death . Of Mr. Gray's English poetry , writ- ten about this time , with the general plan , argument of the ...
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... wood , Through many a flowery path and shelly grot , Where learning lull'd us in her private * maze . The very thought , you see , tips my pen with poetry , and brings Eton to my view . Consider me very seriously here in a strange ...
... wood , Through many a flowery path and shelly grot , Where learning lull'd us in her private * maze . The very thought , you see , tips my pen with poetry , and brings Eton to my view . Consider me very seriously here in a strange ...
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... woods and echoing hills rebound . As when from Ætna's smoaking summit broke , The eyeless Cyclops heav'd the craggy rock ; Where Ocean frets beneath the dashing oar , And parting surges round the vessel roar : ' Twas there he aim'd the ...
... woods and echoing hills rebound . As when from Ætna's smoaking summit broke , The eyeless Cyclops heav'd the craggy rock ; Where Ocean frets beneath the dashing oar , And parting surges round the vessel roar : ' Twas there he aim'd the ...
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... woods , that are cut all round into niches , which are filled with beau- tiful copies of all the famous antique statues in white marble . Just in the midst is the basin of Latona ; she and her children are standing on the top of a rock ...
... woods , that are cut all round into niches , which are filled with beau- tiful copies of all the famous antique statues in white marble . Just in the midst is the basin of Latona ; she and her children are standing on the top of a rock ...
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... woods and vineyards , and every now and then the ruins of some old castle on their tops ; we lay at St. Di- zier the first night , and at Langres the second , and got hither the next evening time enough to have a full view of this city ...
... woods and vineyards , and every now and then the ruins of some old castle on their tops ; we lay at St. Di- zier the first night , and at Langres the second , and got hither the next evening time enough to have a full view of this city ...
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