Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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With Memoirs of His Life and Writings Thomas Gray, William Mason. the present state of the university . There is usu- ally a much greater fluctuation of taste and man- ners in an academical , than a national body ; oc- casioned ( to use ...
With Memoirs of His Life and Writings Thomas Gray, William Mason. the present state of the university . There is usu- ally a much greater fluctuation of taste and man- ners in an academical , than a national body ; oc- casioned ( to use ...
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... present writing : and , though the gout forbids him galloping after them in the field , yet he continues still to regale his ears and nose with their comfortable noise and stink . He holds me mighty cheap , I perceive , for walking when ...
... present writing : and , though the gout forbids him galloping after them in the field , yet he continues still to regale his ears and nose with their comfortable noise and stink . He holds me mighty cheap , I perceive , for walking when ...
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... present , I imagine , in no very agreeable situation ; for my part I am under the misfortune of having nothing to do , but it is a misfortune which , thank my stars , I can pretty well bear . You are in a confusion of wine , and roaring ...
... present , I imagine , in no very agreeable situation ; for my part I am under the misfortune of having nothing to do , but it is a misfortune which , thank my stars , I can pretty well bear . You are in a confusion of wine , and roaring ...
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... present ( which you are pleased to ask after ) are much like those of a pendulum or ( Dr. Longically † speaking ) oscillatory . I swing from chapel or hall home , and from home to chapel or hall . All the strange incidents that happen ...
... present ( which you are pleased to ask after ) are much like those of a pendulum or ( Dr. Longically † speaking ) oscillatory . I swing from chapel or hall home , and from home to chapel or hall . All the strange incidents that happen ...
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... present , several rivulets to be crossed , and which serve to enliven the view all around . The country is exceeding fruitful in ravens and such black cattle ; but , not to tire you with my travels , I abruptly conclude August , 1738 ...
... present , several rivulets to be crossed , and which serve to enliven the view all around . The country is exceeding fruitful in ravens and such black cattle ; but , not to tire you with my travels , I abruptly conclude August , 1738 ...
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