The Letters of Thomas Gray: Including the Correspondence of Gray and Mason, Volume 3G. Bell and sons, 1912 - Poets, English |
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... road to see all these wonders , and snuff up the incense of Pisa , or has Mr. Brown abated your ardour by sending you the originals ? I am waiting with impatience for you and Mr. Hurd , though ( as the Bishop of Gloucester has broke his ...
... road to see all these wonders , and snuff up the incense of Pisa , or has Mr. Brown abated your ardour by sending you the originals ? I am waiting with impatience for you and Mr. Hurd , though ( as the Bishop of Gloucester has broke his ...
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... road to Merrington , then inquire the way to Spenny- moor House , where they will direct you hither . Adieu , I am ever yours , CCLXXIV . Mason to Gray . DEAR MR . GRAY , T. G. Aston , July 22nd , 1765 . As bad as your verses were they ...
... road to Merrington , then inquire the way to Spenny- moor House , where they will direct you hither . Adieu , I am ever yours , CCLXXIV . Mason to Gray . DEAR MR . GRAY , T. G. Aston , July 22nd , 1765 . As bad as your verses were they ...
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... road to Dundee . to the North within about seven miles of me begin to rise the Grampions , hill above hill , on whose tops 3 weeks ago I could plainly see some traces of the snow , that fell in May last . To the East winds away the ...
... road to Dundee . to the North within about seven miles of me begin to rise the Grampions , hill above hill , on whose tops 3 weeks ago I could plainly see some traces of the snow , that fell in May last . To the East winds away the ...
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... road came to the brow of a steep descent , & ( the sun then setting ) between two woods of oak we saw far below us the river Tay come sweeping along at the bottom of a precipice at least 150 feet deep , clear as glass , full to the brim ...
... road came to the brow of a steep descent , & ( the sun then setting ) between two woods of oak we saw far below us the river Tay come sweeping along at the bottom of a precipice at least 150 feet deep , clear as glass , full to the brim ...
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... road , as you enter the park , of vast bulk & height . One beech tree I measured , that was 16 feet , 7 inches in the girth , & ( I guess ) near 80 feet in height . The Gardiner presented us with peaches , nectarines , & plums from the ...
... road , as you enter the park , of vast bulk & height . One beech tree I measured , that was 16 feet , 7 inches in the girth , & ( I guess ) near 80 feet in height . The Gardiner presented us with peaches , nectarines , & plums from the ...
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