The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason1820 |
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Page 49
... late ; and the thing itself does not want its beauties , but the actors are beyond mea- sure delightful . Mademoiselle Gaussin ( Mr. Vol- taire's Zara ) has with a charming ( though little ) person the most pathetic tone of voice , the ...
... late ; and the thing itself does not want its beauties , but the actors are beyond mea- sure delightful . Mademoiselle Gaussin ( Mr. Vol- taire's Zara ) has with a charming ( though little ) person the most pathetic tone of voice , the ...
Page 73
... late last night . To - day was , luckily , a great festival , and in the morning we resorted to the church of the Madonna delle Vigne , to put up our little orisons ; ( I believe I forgot to tell you , that we have been sometime ...
... late last night . To - day was , luckily , a great festival , and in the morning we resorted to the church of the Madonna delle Vigne , to put up our little orisons ; ( I believe I forgot to tell you , that we have been sometime ...
Page 78
... late Duke , and one that gives the first movement to every thing gay that is going forward here . The news is every day expected from Vienna , of the Great Dutchess's delivery ; if it be a boy , here will be all sorts of balls ...
... late Duke , and one that gives the first movement to every thing gay that is going forward here . The news is every day expected from Vienna , of the Great Dutchess's delivery ; if it be a boy , here will be all sorts of balls ...
Page 79
... late Great Duke's ; a stately old lady , that never goes out but to church , and then she has guards , and eight horses to her coach . She re- ceived him with much ceremony , standing under a huge black canopy , and , after a few ...
... late Great Duke's ; a stately old lady , that never goes out but to church , and then she has guards , and eight horses to her coach . She re- ceived him with much ceremony , standing under a huge black canopy , and , after a few ...
Page 88
... late ; I give you joy of Porto Bello , and many other things , which I hope are all true . LETTER XX . MR . GRAY TO MR . WEST . Tivoli , May 20 , 1740 . THIS day being in the palace of his High- ness the Duke of Modena , he laid his ...
... late ; I give you joy of Porto Bello , and many other things , which I hope are all true . LETTER XX . MR . GRAY TO MR . WEST . Tivoli , May 20 , 1740 . THIS day being in the palace of his High- ness the Duke of Modena , he laid his ...
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