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His imagination was at once vivid and sterile . 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 ...
His imagination was at once vivid and sterile . 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 ...
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In them love of nature , romanticism , naturalness , and spontaneity once more assert themselves , and the Pope - Dryden school was doomed . In 1786 Lady Hesketh , a cousin , took Lady Austen's place in the poet's life .
In them love of nature , romanticism , naturalness , and spontaneity once more assert themselves , and the Pope - Dryden school was doomed . In 1786 Lady Hesketh , a cousin , took Lady Austen's place in the poet's life .
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45 Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ° ; Hands , that the rod of empire might have swayed , Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the ...
45 Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire ° ; Hands , that the rod of empire might have swayed , Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre : But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the ...
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Where once my careless childhood strayed , A stranger yet to paino ! I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow , As , waving fresh their gladsome wing , My weary soul they seem to soothe , And , redolent of joy and ...
Where once my careless childhood strayed , A stranger yet to paino ! I feel the gales that from ye blow A momentary bliss bestow , As , waving fresh their gladsome wing , My weary soul they seem to soothe , And , redolent of joy and ...
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Shafts for shuttles , dipt in gore , Shoot the trembling cords along . Sword , that once a monarch bore , Keep the tissue close and strong . 15 Mista , black terrific maid , Sangrida , and Hilda 28 GRAY'S POEMS The Fatal Sisters.
Shafts for shuttles , dipt in gore , Shoot the trembling cords along . Sword , that once a monarch bore , Keep the tissue close and strong . 15 Mista , black terrific maid , Sangrida , and Hilda 28 GRAY'S POEMS The Fatal Sisters.
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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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