The poems and letters of Thomas Gray, with memoirs of his life and writings by W. MasonJ.F. Dove, 1820 |
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... matter of these letters must constitute their principal merit ; they will therefore be chiefly acceptable to such ingenuous youths , who , being about the same age , have a relish for the same studies , and bosoms susceptible of the ...
... matter of these letters must constitute their principal merit ; they will therefore be chiefly acceptable to such ingenuous youths , who , being about the same age , have a relish for the same studies , and bosoms susceptible of the ...
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... matter , it is all stuck over in many places with small busts of a tawny hue between every window . We pass through this to go into the garden , and here the case is in- deed altered ; nothing can be vaster and more magnificent than the ...
... matter , it is all stuck over in many places with small busts of a tawny hue between every window . We pass through this to go into the garden , and here the case is in- deed altered ; nothing can be vaster and more magnificent than the ...
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... deep in the ground : in short , a thousand matters that you shall not know , till you give me a descrip- tion of the Païs de Tombridge , and the effect its waters have upon you . LETTER VII . MR . WEST TO MR . GRAY ( 59 )
... deep in the ground : in short , a thousand matters that you shall not know , till you give me a descrip- tion of the Païs de Tombridge , and the effect its waters have upon you . LETTER VII . MR . WEST TO MR . GRAY ( 59 )
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Thomas Gray. knew no mortal there , and as it is no easy matter to get admission into any Italian house , without very particular recommendations , we could see no com- pany but in public places ; and there are none in that city but the ...
Thomas Gray. knew no mortal there , and as it is no easy matter to get admission into any Italian house , without very particular recommendations , we could see no com- pany but in public places ; and there are none in that city but the ...
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... matter , and for any thing he knew there might be no such river in the world . Horace had another house on the other side of the Teverone , opposite to Mæcenas's ; and they told us there was a bridge of communication , by which " andava ...
... matter , and for any thing he knew there might be no such river in the world . Horace had another house on the other side of the Teverone , opposite to Mæcenas's ; and they told us there was a bridge of communication , by which " andava ...
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