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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... unknown in his lifetime . In fact , the more one learns about William Blake , the more one realizes this remarkable aspect of his life and work , that he was largely unpublished both during his lifetime and after : That so much of his ...
... unknown in his lifetime . In fact , the more one learns about William Blake , the more one realizes this remarkable aspect of his life and work , that he was largely unpublished both during his lifetime and after : That so much of his ...
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... unknown , what charms , presume " " Tis the Drink of Balder bold " 6 122 82 22 " " Tis the drink of Balder bold . " " A wondrous boy shall Rinda bear 7 123 83 Who neer shall comb his raven hair Nor wash his visage in the stream Till be ...
... unknown , what charms , presume " " Tis the Drink of Balder bold " 6 122 82 22 " " Tis the drink of Balder bold . " " A wondrous boy shall Rinda bear 7 123 83 Who neer shall comb his raven hair Nor wash his visage in the stream Till be ...
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... unknown regions dare defery : Still as they run they look behind , They hear a voice in every wind , And fnatch a fearful joy . Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed , Lefs pleafing when poffeft ; The tear forgot as foon as shed , The ...
... unknown regions dare defery : Still as they run they look behind , They hear a voice in every wind , And fnatch a fearful joy . Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed , Lefs pleafing when poffeft ; The tear forgot as foon as shed , The ...
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... . The Heroines undertook the task , Thro ' lanes unknown , o'er ftiles they ventur'd , Rapp'd at the door , nor stay'd to afk , But bounce into the parlour enter'd . The E A LONG STORY . 69 The trembling family they daunt.
... . The Heroines undertook the task , Thro ' lanes unknown , o'er ftiles they ventur'd , Rapp'd at the door , nor stay'd to afk , But bounce into the parlour enter'd . The E A LONG STORY . 69 The trembling family they daunt.
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