Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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Page 62
... Italy and the South , which at present happen to be near thirty in number . It is a fortnight since we set out from hence upon a little excursion to Geneva . We took the longest road , which lies through Savoy , on purpose to see a ...
... Italy and the South , which at present happen to be near thirty in number . It is a fortnight since we set out from hence upon a little excursion to Geneva . We took the longest road , which lies through Savoy , on purpose to see a ...
Page 65
... new : at last we came out into the plains of La Bresse , and so to Lyons again . Sir Robert has written to Mr. Walpole , to desire he would go to Italy , which he has resolved V + : 博 to do , so that all the scheme of ( 65 )
... new : at last we came out into the plains of La Bresse , and so to Lyons again . Sir Robert has written to Mr. Walpole , to desire he would go to Italy , which he has resolved V + : 博 to do , so that all the scheme of ( 65 )
Page 70
... Italian comedy , and a puppet- show , called Rappresentazione d'un ' anima dannata , which , I think , are all the present diversions of the place ; except the Marquise de Cavaillac's Conversazione , where one goes to see people play at ...
... Italian comedy , and a puppet- show , called Rappresentazione d'un ' anima dannata , which , I think , are all the present diversions of the place ; except the Marquise de Cavaillac's Conversazione , where one goes to see people play at ...
Page 74
... Italy . We find this place so very fine , that we are in fear of finding nothing finer . We are fallen in love with the Me- diterranean Sea , and hold your lakes and your rivers in vast contempt . This is " The happy country where huge ...
... Italy . We find this place so very fine , that we are in fear of finding nothing finer . We are fallen in love with the Me- diterranean Sea , and hold your lakes and your rivers in vast contempt . This is " The happy country where huge ...
Page 77
... Italian house , without very particular recommendations , we could see no com- pany but in public places ; and there are none in that city but the churches . We saw , therefore , churches , palaces , and pictures from morning to night ...
... Italian house , without very particular recommendations , we could see no com- pany but in public places ; and there are none in that city but the churches . We saw , therefore , churches , palaces , and pictures from morning to night ...
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