The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. MasonJ.F. Dove, 1820 |
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... seem so well adapted to hit the public taste . I shall say more upon this subject in a subsequent Section , when I give my idea of Mr. Gray's peculiar vein of humour . and less frequent than they would be , had I ( 20 )
... seem so well adapted to hit the public taste . I shall say more upon this subject in a subsequent Section , when I give my idea of Mr. Gray's peculiar vein of humour . and less frequent than they would be , had I ( 20 )
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... seems to aim , the dart of Fate : From you remote , methinks alone I stand Like some sad exile in a desert land ; Around no friends their lenient care to join In mutual warmth , and mix their heart with mine . Or real pains , or those ...
... seems to aim , the dart of Fate : From you remote , methinks alone I stand Like some sad exile in a desert land ; Around no friends their lenient care to join In mutual warmth , and mix their heart with mine . Or real pains , or those ...
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... seems to me infinitely more beautiful . There is a peculiar blemish in the second line , arising from the synonimes mala and рота . ↑ Here he quits Tibullus ; the ten following verses have but a remote reference to Mr. Pope's letter ...
... seems to me infinitely more beautiful . There is a peculiar blemish in the second line , arising from the synonimes mala and рота . ↑ Here he quits Tibullus ; the ten following verses have but a remote reference to Mr. Pope's letter ...
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... 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 Alcaic fragment . He might , I think , have said , without paying too ...
... 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 Alcaic fragment . He might , I think , have said , without paying too ...
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... seem gravel walks and bowling - greens ; in short , it would be the finest travelling in the world , were it not for the inns , This was before the introduction of post - chaises here , else it would not have appeared a circumstance ...
... seem gravel walks and bowling - greens ; in short , it would be the finest travelling in the world , were it not for the inns , This was before the introduction of post - chaises here , else it would not have appeared a circumstance ...
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