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His time seems to have been given almost entirely to study . History , classical literature , and modern languages were his favorite subjects , although he did not confine himself to these alone . By way of recreation , he occasionally ...
His time seems to have been given almost entirely to study . History , classical literature , and modern languages were his favorite subjects , although he did not confine himself to these alone . By way of recreation , he occasionally ...
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Gray now seems to have considered seriously the study of law and decided to return to Cambridge for that purpose . Before reëntering the university however , he spent the summer of 1742 at Stoke , and during that time wrote his first ...
Gray now seems to have considered seriously the study of law and decided to return to Cambridge for that purpose . Before reëntering the university however , he spent the summer of 1742 at Stoke , and during that time wrote his first ...
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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 youth , To breathe a second spring . O 20 25 Say , father Thames ...
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 youth , To breathe a second spring . O 20 25 Say , father Thames ...
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40 45 50 O Say , then , through ages by what fate confined To different climes seem different souls assigned ? Here measured laws and philosophic ease Fix , and improve the polished arts of peace ; There industry and gain their vigils ...
40 45 50 O Say , then , through ages by what fate confined To different climes seem different souls assigned ? Here measured laws and philosophic ease Fix , and improve the polished arts of peace ; There industry and gain their vigils ...
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When I think of my own native land , In a moment I seem to be there ; But , alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair . 45 VII 50 But the sea - fowl is gone to her nest , The beast is laid down in his lair ; Even here ...
When I think of my own native land , In a moment I seem to be there ; But , alas ! recollection at hand Soon hurries me back to despair . 45 VII 50 But the sea - fowl is gone to her nest , The beast is laid down in his lair ; Even here ...
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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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