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He possesses isolated passages of remarkable force and beauty , and never sinks below a certain level ; but among the most remarkable characteristics of his mind was an almost utter absence of creative or reproductive power , and an ...
He possesses isolated passages of remarkable force and beauty , and never sinks below a certain level ; but among the most remarkable characteristics of his mind was an almost utter absence of creative or reproductive power , and an ...
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... for him so tenderly in his illnesses and whom he loved devotedly , was taken with a lingering sickness , from which she died in 1796. He grew feeble in body and dejected in mind , and another attack of insanity seemed imminent .
... for him so tenderly in his illnesses and whom he loved devotedly , was taken with a lingering sickness , from which she died in 1796. He grew feeble in body and dejected in mind , and another attack of insanity seemed imminent .
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60 65 These shall the fury Passions tear , The vultures of the mind , Disdainful Anger , pallid Fear , And Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining Love shall waste their youth , Or Jealousy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the ...
60 65 These shall the fury Passions tear , The vultures of the mind , Disdainful Anger , pallid Fear , And Shame that skulks behind ; Or pining Love shall waste their youth , Or Jealousy , with rankling tooth , That inly gnaws the ...
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10 When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue , his darling child , designed , To thee he gave the heavenly birth , And bade to form her infant mind . Stern rugged nurse ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year she bore : What sorrow ...
10 When first thy sire to send on earth Virtue , his darling child , designed , To thee he gave the heavenly birth , And bade to form her infant mind . Stern rugged nurse ! thy rigid lore With patience many a year she bore : What sorrow ...
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... 60 In loose numbers wildly sweet , Their feather - cinctured chiefs , and dusky loves . Her track , where'er the goddess roves , Glory pursue , and generous Shame , The unconquerable Mind , and freedom's holy flame . 64 II .
... 60 In loose numbers wildly sweet , Their feather - cinctured chiefs , and dusky loves . Her track , where'er the goddess roves , Glory pursue , and generous Shame , The unconquerable Mind , and freedom's holy flame . 64 II .
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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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