The Poems and Letters of Thomas GrayR. Priestley, 1820 - 537 pages |
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... true philosophy . Conduct of Mr. Ratcliffe at his exe- cution · 3. Elegy written in a Country Church - yard first forwarded . specting a work in the press against Mr. Middleton 4. Observations upon a dramatic performance , entitled ...
... true philosophy . Conduct of Mr. Ratcliffe at his exe- cution · 3. Elegy written in a Country Church - yard first forwarded . specting a work in the press against Mr. Middleton 4. Observations upon a dramatic performance , entitled ...
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... True to the mighty arm that gave it force , Far overleaps all bound , and joys to see Its ancient lord secure of victory . The theatre's green height and woody wall Tremble ere it precipitates its fall , The ponderous mass sinks in the ...
... True to the mighty arm that gave it force , Far overleaps all bound , and joys to see Its ancient lord secure of victory . The theatre's green height and woody wall Tremble ere it precipitates its fall , The ponderous mass sinks in the ...
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... true and lawful heir , in exclusion of the pretender , who has the impudence to appear under my name . As yet I have not looked into Sir Isaac . Pub- lic disputations I hate ; mathematics I reverence ; history , morality , and natural ...
... true and lawful heir , in exclusion of the pretender , who has the impudence to appear under my name . As yet I have not looked into Sir Isaac . Pub- lic disputations I hate ; mathematics I reverence ; history , morality , and natural ...
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... his own to express its true light and shadow ? I would further observe , that whatever truth there might be in his satire at the time it was written , it can by no means affect the present state of the university . There is usu- ( 15 )
... his own to express its true light and shadow ? I would further observe , that whatever truth there might be in his satire at the time it was written , it can by no means affect the present state of the university . There is usu- ( 15 )
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... true of such a society at one time , may be , and generally is , ten years after absolutely false . LETTER IV . MR . GRAY TO MR . WEST . You must know that I do not take degrees , and , after this term , shall have nothing more of ...
... true of such a society at one time , may be , and generally is , ten years after absolutely false . LETTER IV . MR . GRAY TO MR . WEST . You must know that I do not take degrees , and , after this term , shall have nothing more of ...
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