The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray: With a MemoirLittle, Brown, 1865 - 223 pages |
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Page iii
... Gray's friendship was affectionate and anxious , and only terminated by the early death of his friend in his twenty - sixth year . - When Gray removed to Peter House , Horace Walpole * went to King's College in the same uni- versity ...
... Gray's friendship was affectionate and anxious , and only terminated by the early death of his friend in his twenty - sixth year . - When Gray removed to Peter House , Horace Walpole * went to King's College in the same uni- versity ...
Page iv
... Gray's Letters commence , as I have said , from the time when he left Eton for Cambridge ; but from them it is difficult to trace the line of study which he pursued at College . His letters treat chiefly of his poetry , and other ...
... Gray's Letters commence , as I have said , from the time when he left Eton for Cambridge ; but from them it is difficult to trace the line of study which he pursued at College . His letters treat chiefly of his poetry , and other ...
Page ix
... Gray were written . The former , however , charged himself with the chief blame ; and lamented that he had not paid more attention and deference to Gray's superior judg- * See also Martial . Epig . Lib . iv . Ep . 43 , ed . Delph . and ...
... Gray were written . The former , however , charged himself with the chief blame ; and lamented that he had not paid more attention and deference to Gray's superior judg- * See also Martial . Epig . Lib . iv . Ep . 43 , ed . Delph . and ...
Page xi
With a Memoir Thomas Gray. Gray during the latter part of his life . " When matters ( he says ) were made up between Gray and Walpole , and the latter asked Gray to Strawberry Hill , when he came , he without any ceremony told Walpole ...
With a Memoir Thomas Gray. Gray during the latter part of his life . " When matters ( he says ) were made up between Gray and Walpole , and the latter asked Gray to Strawberry Hill , when he came , he without any ceremony told Walpole ...
Page xii
... Gray in 1741 , his father died , † his constitution being worn out by repeated attacks of the gout ; and Gray's filial duty was now solely directed to his mother . To the friend who condoled with Pope on his father's death , he answered ...
... Gray in 1741 , his father died , † his constitution being worn out by repeated attacks of the gout ; and Gray's filial duty was now solely directed to his mother . To the friend who condoled with Pope on his father's death , he answered ...
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