The Works of Thomas Gray: Containing His Poems, and Correspondence with Several Eminent Literary Characters : to which are Added, Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Volum 2Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe; J. Walker; Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme; J. Murray and J. Booker, 1807 |
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... March 1 , 1747 . As on one ought to be particularly careful to avoid blun- ders in a compliment of condolence , it would be a sen- sible satisfaction to me ( before I tęstify my sorrow , and the sincere part I take in your misfortune ) ...
... March 1 , 1747 . As on one ought to be particularly careful to avoid blun- ders in a compliment of condolence , it would be a sen- sible satisfaction to me ( before I tęstify my sorrow , and the sincere part I take in your misfortune ) ...
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... March 9 , 1748-9 . YOU ask for some account of books . The principal I can tell you of is a work of the President Montes- quieu , the labour of twenty years ; it is called L'Esprit des Loix , 2 vol . 4to . printed at Geneva . He lays ...
... March 9 , 1748-9 . YOU ask for some account of books . The principal I can tell you of is a work of the President Montes- quieu , the labour of twenty years ; it is called L'Esprit des Loix , 2 vol . 4to . printed at Geneva . He lays ...
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... March following Mr. Gray lost that Mother for whom , on all occasions , we have seen he shewed so tender a regard . She was buried in the same vault where her sister's remains had been deposited more than three years before . As the ...
... March following Mr. Gray lost that Mother for whom , on all occasions , we have seen he shewed so tender a regard . She was buried in the same vault where her sister's remains had been deposited more than three years before . As the ...
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... MARCH XI . MDCCLIII . AGED LXVII . LETTER XVIII . MR . GRAY TO MR . MASON . Durham , Dec. 26 , 1758 . A Little while before I received your melancholy let- ter , I had been informed by Mr. Charles Avison of one of the sad events you ...
... MARCH XI . MDCCLIII . AGED LXVII . LETTER XVIII . MR . GRAY TO MR . MASON . Durham , Dec. 26 , 1758 . A Little while before I received your melancholy let- ter , I had been informed by Mr. Charles Avison of one of the sad events you ...
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... March 9 , 1755 . I Do not pretend to humble any one's pride ; I love my own too well to attempt it . As to mortifying their vanity , it is too easy and too mean a task for me to de- light in . You are very good in shewing so much sen ...
... March 9 , 1755 . I Do not pretend to humble any one's pride ; I love my own too well to attempt it . As to mortifying their vanity , it is too easy and too mean a task for me to de- light in . You are very good in shewing so much sen ...
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