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... ( published in 1791 ) , one of his most noteworthy achievements . she took him and Mrs. Unwin to live at Weston , where he continued his writing . But sorrow and misfortune now came upon him . In 1791 Mrs. Unwin , who had cared for him so ...
... ( published in 1791 ) , one of his most noteworthy achievements . she took him and Mrs. Unwin to live at Weston , where he continued his writing . But sorrow and misfortune now came upon him . In 1791 Mrs. Unwin , who had cared for him so ...
Page 201
... published until 1748 , when it appeared under the title " Ode , " in Dodsley's " Collection of Poems by Several Hands . " 1. Hours . of the seasons . In classical mythology , the Hora ; goddesses " The Graces and the rosy - bosomed ...
... published until 1748 , when it appeared under the title " Ode , " in Dodsley's " Collection of Poems by Several Hands . " 1. Hours . of the seasons . In classical mythology , the Hora ; goddesses " The Graces and the rosy - bosomed ...
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... published . The motto , which translated , reads , " Because I am a man , a sufficient excuse for being miserable , " is from Menander's " Incert . Fragment , " 1. 382 . 1. Antique . Ancient ; not in the sense of ' old- fashioned . " 4 ...
... published . The motto , which translated , reads , " Because I am a man , a sufficient excuse for being miserable , " is from Menander's " Incert . Fragment , " 1. 382 . 1. Antique . Ancient ; not in the sense of ' old- fashioned . " 4 ...
Page 205
... published in 1753 , when it appeared in " Six Poems , " a short collection of Gray's works . The motto , from Eschylus , translated , is as follows : " Zeus , who leadeth men in wisdom's way , And fixeth fast the law That pain is gain ...
... published in 1753 , when it appeared in " Six Poems , " a short collection of Gray's works . The motto , from Eschylus , translated , is as follows : " Zeus , who leadeth men in wisdom's way , And fixeth fast the law That pain is gain ...
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... published until 1775. West , who was an in- timate associate of Gray both in boyhood and manhood , and who himself aspired to a literary career , died on June 1 , 1742. ( See note , 1. 14 , " Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College ...
... published until 1775. West , who was an in- timate associate of Gray both in boyhood and manhood , and who himself aspired to a literary career , died on June 1 , 1742. ( See note , 1. 14 , " Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College ...
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