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Before reëntering the university however , he spent the summer of 1742 at Stoke , and during that time wrote his first English poems . The “ Ode on the Spring , ' " “ Sonnet on the Death of Richard West ” ( West died on June 1 ) ...
Before reëntering the university however , he spent the summer of 1742 at Stoke , and during that time wrote his first English poems . The “ Ode on the Spring , ' " “ Sonnet on the Death of Richard West ” ( West died on June 1 ) ...
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... for Music ” was written and published in 1769 , the occasion for its writing being the installation of the Duke of Grafton as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge that year . Gray was under obligation to the Duke , for it was ...
... for Music ” was written and published in 1769 , the occasion for its writing being the installation of the Duke of Grafton as Chancellor of the University of Cambridge that year . Gray was under obligation to the Duke , for it was ...
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The river Cam , which flows through Cambridge , is a favorite resort with the university students . 32. Cynthia . Diana , the goddess of the chase ; she was born on Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos ; hence the name Cynthia . 37–66 .
The river Cam , which flows through Cambridge , is a favorite resort with the university students . 32. Cynthia . Diana , the goddess of the chase ; she was born on Mount Cynthus on the island of Delos ; hence the name Cynthia . 37–66 .
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William Cecil , made Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1558 . 86. Fasces . Insignia of authority . 93. Star of Brunswick . Brunswick , the reigning House of England ; usually known as the House of Hanover .
William Cecil , made Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1558 . 86. Fasces . Insignia of authority . 93. Star of Brunswick . Brunswick , the reigning House of England ; usually known as the House of Hanover .
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Edited by Professor GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE Mercer University , Macon , Ga . Blackmore's Lorna Doone . Edited by ALBERT L. BARBOUR , Superin tendent of Schools , Natick , Mass . Browning's Shorter Poems . Edited by FRANKLIN T. BAKER ...
Edited by Professor GEORGE HERBERT CLARKE Mercer University , Macon , Ga . Blackmore's Lorna Doone . Edited by ALBERT L. BARBOUR , Superin tendent of Schools , Natick , Mass . Browning's Shorter Poems . Edited by FRANKLIN T. BAKER ...
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| Title | Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard and Other Poems Macmillian's pocket American and English classics |
| Author | Thomas Gray |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1909 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 268 pages |
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