The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. MasonJ.F. Dove, 1820 |
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... believe we shall not much repine . I ima- gine , however , you will rather choose to converse with the living dead , that adorn the walls of your apartments , than with the dead living , that deck the middles of them ; and prefer a ...
... believe we shall not much repine . I ima- gine , however , you will rather choose to converse with the living dead , that adorn the walls of your apartments , than with the dead living , that deck the middles of them ; and prefer a ...
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... believe that the lanthorn * is not so great a consumer of the fat of the land as disaffected persons have said : for your reputation , we keep to ourselves your not hunting nor drinking hogan , either of which here would be sufficient ...
... believe that the lanthorn * is not so great a consumer of the fat of the land as disaffected persons have said : for your reputation , we keep to ourselves your not hunting nor drinking hogan , either of which here would be sufficient ...
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... Believe me yours , & c . " * Of Posidippus . Vide Anthologia , H. Stephan . p . 220. Mr. Gray in his MS . notes to this edition of the Anthologia ( of which I shall give an account in a subsequent section ) inserts this translation ...
... Believe me yours , & c . " * Of Posidippus . Vide Anthologia , H. Stephan . p . 220. Mr. Gray in his MS . notes to this edition of the Anthologia ( of which I shall give an account in a subsequent section ) inserts this translation ...
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... believe me always , & c . August 29 , 1738 . Sir Robert Walpole . + Mr. West seems to have been indeed in haste when he writ this letter ; else , surely his fine taste would have led him to have been more profuse in his praise of the ...
... believe me always , & c . August 29 , 1738 . Sir Robert Walpole . + Mr. West seems to have been indeed in haste when he writ this letter ; else , surely his fine taste would have led him to have been more profuse in his praise of the ...
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... believe , is to be found in the Musa Etonenses . I would further observe , on this occa- sion , that though Mr. Gray had lately read and translated Statius , yet when he attempted composition , his judgment immediately directed him to ...
... believe , is to be found in the Musa Etonenses . I would further observe , on this occa- sion , that though Mr. Gray had lately read and translated Statius , yet when he attempted composition , his judgment immediately directed him to ...
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