The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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Page ii
... idea of Sir Robert Walpole 16. To Mr. WALPOLE . Congratulates him on his new place . Whimsical description of the quadrangle of Peter - house 17. To Mr. WEST . On his own leaving the University Page · 32 · 33 36 37 38 39 Short narrative ...
... idea of Sir Robert Walpole 16. To Mr. WALPOLE . Congratulates him on his new place . Whimsical description of the quadrangle of Peter - house 17. To Mr. WEST . On his own leaving the University Page · 32 · 33 36 37 38 39 Short narrative ...
Page v
... with notes by the Editor , and prefaced with his idea of Mr. Gray's peculiar vein of humour 205 • 207 14. To Dr. WHARTON . On the ill reception which the foregoing poem b LETTER met with in town when handed about in manuscript.
... with notes by the Editor , and prefaced with his idea of Mr. Gray's peculiar vein of humour 205 • 207 14. To Dr. WHARTON . On the ill reception which the foregoing poem b LETTER met with in town when handed about in manuscript.
Page vi
... ideas by him unfinished · 228 Explanation of that hint , and a fragment of one of those lyrical pieces inserted · 229 21. To Mr. STONHEWER . Of Monsignor Baiardi's book concerning Her- culaneum . A poem of Voltaire . Incloses a part of ...
... ideas by him unfinished · 228 Explanation of that hint , and a fragment of one of those lyrical pieces inserted · 229 21. To Mr. STONHEWER . Of Monsignor Baiardi's book concerning Her- culaneum . A poem of Voltaire . Incloses a part of ...
Page 9
... idea both of Mr. Gray and his friend , at this early pe- riod , than any narrative of mine . They will in- clude also several specimens of their juvenile com- positions , and , at the same time , mark the progress they had made in ...
... idea both of Mr. Gray and his friend , at this early pe- riod , than any narrative of mine . They will in- clude also several specimens of their juvenile com- positions , and , at the same time , mark the progress they had made in ...
Page 20
... idea of any social happiness that I have almost ever received , and which ( begging your pardon for thinking so differently from you in such cases ) I would by no means have parted with for an exemption from all the uneasinesses mixed ...
... idea of any social happiness that I have almost ever received , and which ( begging your pardon for thinking so differently from you in such cases ) I would by no means have parted with for an exemption from all the uneasinesses mixed ...
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