The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. MasonJ.F. Dove, 1820 |
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Thomas Gray. do not like them in Elegy . But after all , I admire your translation so extremely , that I cannot help repeating I long to shew you some little errors you are fallen into by following Broukhusius . * Were I with you now ...
Thomas Gray. do not like them in Elegy . But after all , I admire your translation so extremely , that I cannot help repeating I long to shew you some little errors you are fallen into by following Broukhusius . * Were I with you now ...
Page 161
... admiring herself in some fountain . - Admission of ideas , some by a single sense , some by two , others by every way of sen- sation and reflection . Instance in a person born blind , he has no ideas of light and colours ; but he has ...
... admiring herself in some fountain . - Admission of ideas , some by a single sense , some by two , others by every way of sen- sation and reflection . Instance in a person born blind , he has no ideas of light and colours ; but he has ...
Page 173
... admiration of your goodly person and parts , cramming down his envy ( for it will rise ) with the wing of a pheasant , and drowning it in neat Burgundy . But not to tempt your asthma too much with such a prospect , I should think you ...
... admiration of your goodly person and parts , cramming down his envy ( for it will rise ) with the wing of a pheasant , and drowning it in neat Burgundy . But not to tempt your asthma too much with such a prospect , I should think you ...
Page 195
... admiring the noble vein of poetical expression and imagery which adorns this description , to relate an incident in itself curious , which shews the propriety of it . The Normans , who came originally from Norway and Scandinavia ...
... admiring the noble vein of poetical expression and imagery which adorns this description , to relate an incident in itself curious , which shews the propriety of it . The Normans , who came originally from Norway and Scandinavia ...
Page 207
... who now lived at the mansion- One cannot therefore help lamenting , that Mr. Gray let his imagination lie dormant so frequently , in order to apply himself to this very science . house at Stoke - Pogis , had read and admired ( 207 )
... who now lived at the mansion- One cannot therefore help lamenting , that Mr. Gray let his imagination lie dormant so frequently , in order to apply himself to this very science . house at Stoke - Pogis , had read and admired ( 207 )
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