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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... night " " He spoke , and headlong , from the mountain's height , " A poor Goatherd in Wales . [ 14 ] 106 59 66 [ List of titles for " The Fatal Sisters " ] THE FATAL SISTERS . AN ODE The Three Fatal Sisters 1 107 67 [ Title page ] A ...
... night " " He spoke , and headlong , from the mountain's height , " A poor Goatherd in Wales . [ 14 ] 106 59 66 [ List of titles for " The Fatal Sisters " ] THE FATAL SISTERS . AN ODE The Three Fatal Sisters 1 107 67 [ Title page ] A ...
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... night , The fpirits pure , the flumbers light , That fly th ' approach of morn . Alas ! regardless of their doom , The little victims play ! No fenfe have they of ills to come , Nor care beyond to - day : Yet fee , how all around ' em ...
... night , The fpirits pure , the flumbers light , That fly th ' approach of morn . Alas ! regardless of their doom , The little victims play ! No fenfe have they of ills to come , Nor care beyond to - day : Yet fee , how all around ' em ...
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