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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... some- thing of a patron . He rightly saw Blake as an " Original Genius , ” whose " poems are grand as ' Alexander Gilchrist ( 1828-1861 ) was born the year after Blake died , and enjoyed the unique advantage of interviewing sur- viving ...
... some- thing of a patron . He rightly saw Blake as an " Original Genius , ” whose " poems are grand as ' Alexander Gilchrist ( 1828-1861 ) was born the year after Blake died , and enjoyed the unique advantage of interviewing sur- viving ...
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... some Northern poems " Choosers of the Slain " " Soon a King shall bite the ground . " " Hurry Hurry to the field " " Hurry , hurry , to the field ! " A Battle . [ Text box blank ] 9 115 75 10 116 76 THE DESCENT OF ODIN . AN ODE The ...
... some Northern poems " Choosers of the Slain " " Soon a King shall bite the ground . " " Hurry Hurry to the field " " Hurry , hurry , to the field ! " A Battle . [ Text box blank ] 9 115 75 10 116 76 THE DESCENT OF ODIN . AN ODE The ...
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... Some Village Hampden that with dauntless breast 7 153 111 The little Tyrant of his Fields withstood " " Some village - Hampden , that with dauntless breast , " " Many a holy text around she strews " 154 112 " Their name , their years ...
... Some Village Hampden that with dauntless breast 7 153 111 The little Tyrant of his Fields withstood " " Some village - Hampden , that with dauntless breast , " " Many a holy text around she strews " 154 112 " Their name , their years ...
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... Some lightly o'er the current skim , Some fhew their gaily - gilded trim Quick - glancing to the fun . To Contemplation's fober eye Such is the race of man : And they that creep , and they that fly , Shall end where they began . Alike ...
... Some lightly o'er the current skim , Some fhew their gaily - gilded trim Quick - glancing to the fun . To Contemplation's fober eye Such is the race of man : And they that creep , and they that fly , Shall end where they began . Alike ...
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... Some speedy aid to fend . No Dolphin came , no Nereid stirr'd , Nor cruel Tom , nor Sufan heard , A fav'rite has no friend ! From hence , ye beauties , undeceiv'd , Know , one falfe ftep is ne'er retriev'd , And be with caution bold ...
... Some speedy aid to fend . No Dolphin came , no Nereid stirr'd , Nor cruel Tom , nor Sufan heard , A fav'rite has no friend ! From hence , ye beauties , undeceiv'd , Know , one falfe ftep is ne'er retriev'd , And be with caution bold ...
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