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He was known to the student body , however , as a shy , frail youth , for he avoided mingling with the boys and took no part in their sports . Jacob Bryant , a classmate , describes him as he appeared at this time : " I remember he made ...
He was known to the student body , however , as a shy , frail youth , for he avoided mingling with the boys and took no part in their sports . Jacob Bryant , a classmate , describes him as he appeared at this time : " I remember he made ...
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In 1768 a complete edition of his verse , which he had carefully revised , appeared . That same year he was appointed to the chair of Modern History and Language at his Alma Mater . His “ Ode for Music , " written and published in 1769 ...
In 1768 a complete edition of his verse , which he had carefully revised , appeared . That same year he was appointed to the chair of Modern History and Language at his Alma Mater . His “ Ode for Music , " written and published in 1769 ...
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... retirement , and kindred subjects , several of which were suggested by Mrs. Unwin , to whose encouragement the whole work in a sense was due . > Three years later his second volume appeared , containing xviii INTRODUCTION.
... retirement , and kindred subjects , several of which were suggested by Mrs. Unwin , to whose encouragement the whole work in a sense was due . > Three years later his second volume appeared , containing xviii INTRODUCTION.
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Three years later his second volume appeared , containing among others the author's two best - known productions , “ The Task ” and “ The Diverting History of John Gilpin , ” both of which were inspired by Lady Austen , a fascinating ...
Three years later his second volume appeared , containing among others the author's two best - known productions , “ The Task ” and “ The Diverting History of John Gilpin , ” both of which were inspired by Lady Austen , a fascinating ...
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15 20 Then raising her voice to a strain The sweetest that ear ever heard , She sung of the slave's broken chain Wherever her glory appeared . Some clouds , which had over us hung Fled , chased by her melody clear , And methought while ...
15 20 Then raising her voice to a strain The sweetest that ear ever heard , She sung of the slave's broken chain Wherever her glory appeared . Some clouds , which had over us hung Fled , chased by her melody clear , And methought while ...
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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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