The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. MasonJ.F. Dove, 1820 |
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... town to a tittle , and perhaps it may also al- lude to your habitation , for you know all types may be taken by abundance of handles ; however , I defy your owls to match mine . If the default of your spirits and nerves be no- thing but ...
... town to a tittle , and perhaps it may also al- lude to your habitation , for you know all types may be taken by abundance of handles ; however , I defy your owls to match mine . If the default of your spirits and nerves be no- thing but ...
Page 25
... town , and to better hopes of seeing you . If what you sent me last be the product of your melancho- ly , what may I not expect from your more cheer- ful hours ? For by this time the ill health that you complain of is ( I hope ) quite ...
... town , and to better hopes of seeing you . If what you sent me last be the product of your melancho- ly , what may I not expect from your more cheer- ful hours ? For by this time the ill health that you complain of is ( I hope ) quite ...
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... town in about three weeks . Adieu . September , 1737 . LETTER X. MR . GRAY TO MR . WALPOLE . * I SYMPATHIZE with you in the sufferings which you foresee are coming upon you . We are both at present , I imagine , in no very agreeable ...
... town in about three weeks . Adieu . September , 1737 . LETTER X. MR . GRAY TO MR . WALPOLE . * I SYMPATHIZE with you in the sufferings which you foresee are coming upon you . We are both at present , I imagine , in no very agreeable ...
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... town , and not long after at Cambridge . Burnham , Sept. 1737 . I am , & c . LETTER XI . MR . WEST TO MR . GRAY . RECEIVING no answer to my last letter , which I writ above a month ago , I must own I am a little uneasy . The slight ...
... town , and not long after at Cambridge . Burnham , Sept. 1737 . I am , & c . LETTER XI . MR . WEST TO MR . GRAY . RECEIVING no answer to my last letter , which I writ above a month ago , I must own I am a little uneasy . The slight ...
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... town , and , to shew you my esteem of your favours , I venture to send you by the penny post , to your father's , what you will find on the next page ; I hope it will reach you soon after your arrival , your boxes out of the waggon ...
... town , and , to shew you my esteem of your favours , I venture to send you by the penny post , to your father's , what you will find on the next page ; I hope it will reach you soon after your arrival , your boxes out of the waggon ...
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