The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. Mason1820 |
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Page 33
... rest in suspense . I thank you again and again for your medical pre- scription . I know very well that those " risus , festivitates , et facetia " would contribute greatly to my cure , but then you must be my apothecary as well as ...
... rest in suspense . I thank you again and again for your medical pre- scription . I know very well that those " risus , festivitates , et facetia " would contribute greatly to my cure , but then you must be my apothecary as well as ...
Page 47
... : Next day go to dine at my Lord Holdernesse's ; there was the Abbé Prevôt , author of the Cleveland , and several other pieces much esteemed : the rest were English . At night we went to the Pandore ; a spectacle ( 47 )
... : Next day go to dine at my Lord Holdernesse's ; there was the Abbé Prevôt , author of the Cleveland , and several other pieces much esteemed : the rest were English . At night we went to the Pandore ; a spectacle ( 47 )
Page 51
... rest is only great wings . The hue of all this mass is black , dirty red , and yellow ; the first proceeding from stone changed by age ; the second , from a mixture of brick ; and the last , from a profusion of tarnished gilding . You ...
... rest is only great wings . The hue of all this mass is black , dirty red , and yellow ; the first proceeding from stone changed by age ; the second , from a mixture of brick ; and the last , from a profusion of tarnished gilding . You ...
Page 55
... rest of their country people , and can enter into diversions , that are once proposed , with a good grace enough : for instance , the other evening we happened to be got together in a company of eighteen people , men and women of the ...
... rest of their country people , and can enter into diversions , that are once proposed , with a good grace enough : for instance , the other evening we happened to be got together in a company of eighteen people , men and women of the ...
Page 63
... rest must neither speak one to another , nor to any one else ) received us very kindly ; and set before us a repast of dried fish , eggs , butter , and fruits , all excellent in their kind , and ex- tremely neat . They pressed us to ...
... rest must neither speak one to another , nor to any one else ) received us very kindly ; and set before us a repast of dried fish , eggs , butter , and fruits , all excellent in their kind , and ex- tremely neat . They pressed us to ...
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