The Poetical Works of Thomas Gray: With a MemoirLittle, Brown, 1865 - 223 pages |
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Page i
... Mason informs us , " that Gray sel- dom mentioned his mother without a sigh . " He was educated at Eton , under the protection of Mr. Antrobus , his maternal uncle , who was at b that time assistant to Dr. George , and also a Propertius ...
... Mason informs us , " that Gray sel- dom mentioned his mother without a sigh . " He was educated at Eton , under the protection of Mr. Antrobus , his maternal uncle , who was at b that time assistant to Dr. George , and also a Propertius ...
Page iv
... in the ' Musa * Mason followed the plan of C. Middleton in his Life of Cicero , and of Quirini in his Life of Cardinal Pole . See Pye's Life of Pole , p . 177 . Etonenses ; ' another ' On the Marriage of the iv LIFE OF GRAY .
... in the ' Musa * Mason followed the plan of C. Middleton in his Life of Cicero , and of Quirini in his Life of Cardinal Pole . See Pye's Life of Pole , p . 177 . Etonenses ; ' another ' On the Marriage of the iv LIFE OF GRAY .
Page vi
... Mason , " and made occa- sional short remarks on the pictures which he saw . He wrote a minute description of every thing which he saw in his tour from Rome to Naples ; as also of the environs of Rome , Florence , & c They abound with ...
... Mason , " and made occa- sional short remarks on the pictures which he saw . He wrote a minute description of every thing which he saw in his tour from Rome to Naples ; as also of the environs of Rome , Florence , & c They abound with ...
Page viii
... Mason's conjecture , that the travellers did not recognise the ancient town of Herculaneum by name , to be unfounded . H. Walpole calls it by that name in his letter . Amula Trinacriis volvens incendia flammis . Mira fides ! credetne ...
... Mason's conjecture , that the travellers did not recognise the ancient town of Herculaneum by name , to be unfounded . H. Walpole calls it by that name in his letter . Amula Trinacriis volvens incendia flammis . Mira fides ! credetne ...
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... Mason , 66 was not the only thing that dis- tressed him at this period . He had , as we have seen , lost the friendship of Mr. Walpole abroad . He had also lost much time in his travels ; a loss which application could not easily ...
... Mason , 66 was not the only thing that dis- tressed him at this period . He had , as we have seen , lost the friendship of Mr. Walpole abroad . He had also lost much time in his travels ; a loss which application could not easily ...
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