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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... shame to fly " " Fear to stop , and shame to fly . " The liberal Man inviting the traveller into his house [ Text box blank ] 5 131 91 6 132 222 92 Fame . [ Title page ] A bird singing ODE FOR MUSIC 1 133 93 2 134 [ List of titles ] A ...
... shame to fly " " Fear to stop , and shame to fly . " The liberal Man inviting the traveller into his house [ Text box blank ] 5 131 91 6 132 222 92 Fame . [ Title page ] A bird singing ODE FOR MUSIC 1 133 93 2 134 [ List of titles ] A ...
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... Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining Love fhall wafte their youth , Or Jealoufy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the fecret heart : And Envy wan , and faded Care , Grim - vifag'd comfortless Despair , And Sorrow's piercing dart ...
... Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining Love fhall wafte their youth , Or Jealoufy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the fecret heart : And Envy wan , and faded Care , Grim - vifag'd comfortless Despair , And Sorrow's piercing dart ...
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... Shame of the verfifying tribe ! Your Hift'ry whither are you spinning ? Can you do nothing but defcribe ? A House there is , ( and that's enough ) From whence one fatal morning iffues + A brace of warriors , not in buff , But ruftling ...
... Shame of the verfifying tribe ! Your Hift'ry whither are you spinning ? Can you do nothing but defcribe ? A House there is , ( and that's enough ) From whence one fatal morning iffues + A brace of warriors , not in buff , But ruftling ...
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