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... in some measure superseding the use of Copper and Steel , led to the present attempt to apply this mode of embellishment to a Poem of such general and deserved celebrity , and which appeared to afford the greatest scope for the ...
... in some measure superseding the use of Copper and Steel , led to the present attempt to apply this mode of embellishment to a Poem of such general and deserved celebrity , and which appeared to afford the greatest scope for the ...
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A polyglott edition of this poem has been published , containing versions in the Greek , Latin , German , French , and Italian languages , accompanied with the English ILLUSTRATIONS . STANZAS . FAINTERS . ANGRAYERS 1 G. BARRET.
A polyglott edition of this poem has been published , containing versions in the Greek , Latin , German , French , and Italian languages , accompanied with the English ILLUSTRATIONS . STANZAS . FAINTERS . ANGRAYERS 1 G. BARRET.
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The vignette on the title - page , engraved by W. H. Powis , is a view of Stoke - Poges church , Buckinghamshire , the church - yard of which is the scene of this celebrated poem , and near which is a monument erected to the memory of ...
The vignette on the title - page , engraved by W. H. Powis , is a view of Stoke - Poges church , Buckinghamshire , the church - yard of which is the scene of this celebrated poem , and near which is a monument erected to the memory of ...
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The favourable reception which this edition of one of the most popular poems in the English language has obtained ... Perhaps few of the admirers of this elegant poem in its native tongue are aware of the homage paid to its eminent ...
The favourable reception which this edition of one of the most popular poems in the English language has obtained ... Perhaps few of the admirers of this elegant poem in its native tongue are aware of the homage paid to its eminent ...
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It is impossible to conclude this slight notice of this poem without a feeling of exultation at the tribute paid by foreigners to the transcendant merits of a composition , which the highest critical authority in our own country has ...
It is impossible to conclude this slight notice of this poem without a feeling of exultation at the tribute paid by foreigners to the transcendant merits of a composition , which the highest critical authority in our own country has ...
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| Title | Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard |
| Author | Thomas Gray |
| Publisher | John Van Voorst, 1839 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 7 Oct 2004 |
| Length | 64 pages |
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