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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... hand , Blake was taken by his father to Ryland ; but the negotiation failed . The boy himself raised an unexpected scruple . . . . ' Father , ' said the strange boy , after the two had left Ryland's studio , ' I do not like the man's ...
... hand , Blake was taken by his father to Ryland ; but the negotiation failed . The boy himself raised an unexpected scruple . . . . ' Father , ' said the strange boy , after the two had left Ryland's studio , ' I do not like the man's ...
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... hand of rough Mischance Or chilld by Age " 5 45 5 " Brush'd by the hand of rough Mischance , " Summer Flies reproaching the Poet 6 46 6 " Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets , " ODE ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT DROWNED IN A TUB OF ...
... hand of rough Mischance Or chilld by Age " 5 45 5 " Brush'd by the hand of rough Mischance , " Summer Flies reproaching the Poet 6 46 6 " Thy joys no glitt'ring female meets , " ODE ON THE DEATH OF A FAVOURITE CAT DROWNED IN A TUB OF ...
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... hands " " Employed the power of Fairy hands " Ms. no . ( Blake ) Page no . ( Gray ) ( in sequence ) Design no . A LONG STORY 1 63 23 2 64 24 3 65 25 " The Seals and Maces dancd before him " 4 66 26 " The Seals and Maces danc'd before ...
... hands " " Employed the power of Fairy hands " Ms. no . ( Blake ) Page no . ( Gray ) ( in sequence ) Design no . A LONG STORY 1 63 23 2 64 24 3 65 25 " The Seals and Maces dancd before him " 4 66 26 " The Seals and Maces danc'd before ...
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... hand " 40 " Thy form benign , oh Goddess , wear , " THE PROGRESS OF POESY . A PINDARIC ODE The Beginning of Poesy ... hand 4 84 44 Of Jove , thy magic lulls the featherd king " " Perching on the sceptred hand " " Cytherea's Day . " " On ...
... hand " 40 " Thy form benign , oh Goddess , wear , " THE PROGRESS OF POESY . A PINDARIC ODE The Beginning of Poesy ... hand 4 84 44 Of Jove , thy magic lulls the featherd king " " Perching on the sceptred hand " " Cytherea's Day . " " On ...
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... hands the tissue of thy line ' [ marked with two crosses . See ms . no . 3 ] " O'er thy country hangs " The scourge of heaven " 7 99 59 ' From thee be born , who o'er thy country hangs ' The Whirlwind . " Hushd in grim repose " 00 8 100 ...
... hands the tissue of thy line ' [ marked with two crosses . See ms . no . 3 ] " O'er thy country hangs " The scourge of heaven " 7 99 59 ' From thee be born , who o'er thy country hangs ' The Whirlwind . " Hushd in grim repose " 00 8 100 ...
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