Poems and Letters of Thomas Gray: With Memoirs of His Life and Writings |
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Page 126
... March 28 , 1742 . P.S. The new Dunciad ! qu'en pensez vous ? LETTER II . MR . GRAY TO MR . WEST . I TRUST to the country , and that easy indo- lence you say you enjoy there , to restore you your health and spirits ; and doubt not but ...
... March 28 , 1742 . P.S. The new Dunciad ! qu'en pensez vous ? LETTER II . MR . GRAY TO MR . WEST . I TRUST to the country , and that easy indo- lence you say you enjoy there , to restore you your health and spirits ; and doubt not but ...
Page 187
... March 1 , 1747 . As one ought to be particularly careful to avoid blunders in a compliment of condolence , it would be a sensible satisfaction to me ( before I testify my sorrow , and the sincere part I take in your misfortune ) to know ...
... March 1 , 1747 . As one ought to be particularly careful to avoid blunders in a compliment of condolence , it would be a sensible satisfaction to me ( before I testify my sorrow , and the sincere part I take in your misfortune ) to know ...
Page 199
... March 9 , 1748 . You ask for some account of books . The principal I can tell you of is a work of the Presi- dent Montesquieu , the labour of twenty years ; it is called L'Esprit des Loix , two vol . 4to , printed at Geneva . He lays ...
... March 9 , 1748 . You ask for some account of books . The principal I can tell you of is a work of the Presi- dent Montesquieu , the labour of twenty years ; it is called L'Esprit des Loix , two vol . 4to , printed at Geneva . He lays ...
Page 223
... the heart . * * † A corner of the only manuscript copy , which Mr. Gray left of this fragment is unfortunately torn , and though I have endeavoured to supply the chasm , I In the March following Mr. Gray lost that mo- ther ( 223 )
... the heart . * * † A corner of the only manuscript copy , which Mr. Gray left of this fragment is unfortunately torn , and though I have endeavoured to supply the chasm , I In the March following Mr. Gray lost that mo- ther ( 223 )
Page 224
... MARCH XI . MDCCLIII . AGED LXVII . am not quite satisfied with the words which I have inserted in the third line . I print my additions in italics , and shall be much pleased if any reader finds a better supplement to this imperfect ...
... MARCH XI . MDCCLIII . AGED LXVII . am not quite satisfied with the words which I have inserted in the third line . I print my additions in italics , and shall be much pleased if any reader finds a better supplement to this imperfect ...
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