Blake's Water-Colours for the Poems of Thomas Gray: With Complete TextsCourier Corporation, 2013 M12 31 - 128 pages At the dawn of the 19th century, Blake created this imaginative series of 116 watercolors to illustrate 13 poems by Thomas Gray. Including such popular poems as "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" and "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat," these rarely exhibited treasures remained exclusively in the hands of collectors for close to 175 years. This is the first inexpensive, full-color reproduction, with the complete text of the poems. |
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... smile upon their baffled guest " ' Fell thirst and famine scowl ' The Death of Edwards Queen Eleanor from this line " Half of thy heart we consecrate " 10 102 62 22 ' Half of thy heart we consecrate . ' Elizabeth . " Girt with many a ...
... smile upon their baffled guest " ' Fell thirst and famine scowl ' The Death of Edwards Queen Eleanor from this line " Half of thy heart we consecrate " 10 102 62 22 ' Half of thy heart we consecrate . ' Elizabeth . " Girt with many a ...
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... smile " " Who ne'er shall comb his raven hair , " " Ha ! No traveller art thou 8 124 84 King of Men I know thee Now " " King of Men , I know thee now ; " " Hie thee hence " 9 125 888 85 " Hie thee hence , and boast at home , " X Titles ...
... smile " " Who ne'er shall comb his raven hair , " " Ha ! No traveller art thou 8 124 84 King of Men I know thee Now " " King of Men , I know thee now ; " " Hie thee hence " 9 125 888 85 " Hie thee hence , and boast at home , " X Titles ...
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... smiling on a Fathers woe " Her infant image , here below , " [ 2 ] 146 104 ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH - YARD The author writing 1 147 105 [ Title page ] Contemplation among Tombs 2 148 106 [ List of titles ] " The Plowman ...
... smiling on a Fathers woe " Her infant image , here below , " [ 2 ] 146 104 ELEGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCH - YARD The author writing 1 147 105 [ Title page ] Contemplation among Tombs 2 148 106 [ List of titles ] " The Plowman ...
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ADVERSITY Alike Angel band Bard battle bear beard beneath Blake blow bold born breath bright brow cloud COUNTRY Death deep Design DISTANT PROSPECT dreadful Edward ELEGY ETON COLLEGE eyes face Fairy Fame Famine Fancy FATAL SISTERS fate Father fear fhall field flood flowers forms foul Full Genius give glitter golden grace Gray hand Hark head heart height hence holy Hurry infant King Lady laughing leave light List of titles LONG STORY looks Love marked mighty Morn Mother night o'er ODE FOR MUSIC ODIN once OWEN pain Pile PINDARIC ODE Poet PROGRESS OF POESY purple Queen rocks round Shame tear terrors thee thefe thou thro TRIUMPHS tyrant unknown Vale voice wave Weave whofe wild William Blake wind wood youth