The Poetical Works of Thomas GrayBell and Daldy, 1800 - 223 pages |
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Page i
... Muses ' tuneful band , Weave the fun'ral web of GRAY . ' Tis done , ' tis done --- He sinks , he groans , he falls a lifeless corse --- O'er his green grave , in Contemplation's guise , Oft let the pilgrim drop a silent tear , Oft let ...
... Muses ' tuneful band , Weave the fun'ral web of GRAY . ' Tis done , ' tis done --- He sinks , he groans , he falls a lifeless corse --- O'er his green grave , in Contemplation's guise , Oft let the pilgrim drop a silent tear , Oft let ...
Page v
... Muses , he contracted the strictest intimacy with two of their votaries , whose dispositions , in many re- spects , were congenial with his own . One of these was the Honourable Horace Walpole , who hath been so long conspicuous for his ...
... Muses , he contracted the strictest intimacy with two of their votaries , whose dispositions , in many re- spects , were congenial with his own . One of these was the Honourable Horace Walpole , who hath been so long conspicuous for his ...
Page vi
... Muse . Nor was this bias of his inclination a little influenced by the constant exhor- tations of his two friends , particularly Mr. West , who was now removed to Christ's Church , Oxford , and whose propensity to poetry and dislike to ...
... Muse . Nor was this bias of his inclination a little influenced by the constant exhor- tations of his two friends , particularly Mr. West , who was now removed to Christ's Church , Oxford , and whose propensity to poetry and dislike to ...
Page xiii
... Muse . Mr. Walpole , notwithstanding , being desirous to preserve what he had already written , and to per- petuate the merit of their deceased friend , importuned Mr. Gray to publish his own poems , together with those of Mr. West ...
... Muse . Mr. Walpole , notwithstanding , being desirous to preserve what he had already written , and to per- petuate the merit of their deceased friend , importuned Mr. Gray to publish his own poems , together with those of Mr. West ...
Page xxiv
... Muse . The ode in its structure is dramatic , and it contains nothing of the complimentary kind which is not entirely suited to the characters employed . Not long after the bustle of the installation was over , Mr. Gray made an ...
... Muse . The ode in its structure is dramatic , and it contains nothing of the complimentary kind which is not entirely suited to the characters employed . Not long after the bustle of the installation was over , Mr. Gray made an ...
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