The Letters of Thomas Gray: Including the Correspondence of Gray and Mason, Volume 3G. Bell and sons, 1912 - Poets, English |
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... Castle . " His whole time is passed in giving tickets of admission to the Gallery , and hiding himself when it is on view . " Take my advice , " he tells Montagu , " never build a charming house for yourself between London and Hampton ...
... Castle . " His whole time is passed in giving tickets of admission to the Gallery , and hiding himself when it is on view . " Take my advice , " he tells Montagu , " never build a charming house for yourself between London and Hampton ...
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... Castle in Cumberland Aug : 1764. " He mentions the Bishop of Carlisle , at that time Dr. Charles Lyttelton . Rose- Castle is the episcopal palace . Thence he proceeded to Netherby ; which he identifies with the Æsica of the Itinerary of ...
... Castle in Cumberland Aug : 1764. " He mentions the Bishop of Carlisle , at that time Dr. Charles Lyttelton . Rose- Castle is the episcopal palace . Thence he proceeded to Netherby ; which he identifies with the Æsica of the Itinerary of ...
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... castle ? the elder Brother ' lives more than usual in the country , as if he were not in the best humour with his Friends at Court , and the younger has been at times an Orator in the opposition ? have they been disobliged , or do they ...
... castle ? the elder Brother ' lives more than usual in the country , as if he were not in the best humour with his Friends at Court , and the younger has been at times an Orator in the opposition ? have they been disobliged , or do they ...
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... castle was destroyed by the Royalists . He was a philosopher , and by some has been called the father of English Deism . In his principal work in this department , " De Veritate , " etc. , he combined a new system of philosophy with a ...
... castle was destroyed by the Royalists . He was a philosopher , and by some has been called the father of English Deism . In his principal work in this department , " De Veritate , " etc. , he combined a new system of philosophy with a ...
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... Castle ( also in ruins ) , immediately on the shore , that commands a view over an expanse of sea clear and smooth as glass ( when I saw it ) , with Southampton and several villages three miles off to the right , Calshot Castle at seven ...
... Castle ( also in ruins ) , immediately on the shore , that commands a view over an expanse of sea clear and smooth as glass ( when I saw it ) , with Southampton and several villages three miles off to the right , Calshot Castle at seven ...
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