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Page xv
... written a little more . " And , to come nearer to our own times , Sir James Mackintosh speaks of Gray thus : " Of all English poets he was the most finished artist . He attained the highest degree of splendor of which poetical style ...
... written a little more . " And , to come nearer to our own times , Sir James Mackintosh speaks of Gray thus : " Of all English poets he was the most finished artist . He attained the highest degree of splendor of which poetical style ...
Page xviii
... writing of verse . From time to time he had written short poems , but hardly with the view of becoming a literary character . He now worked earnestly , and in 1782 published his first volume . After the fashion of the day it consisted ...
... writing of verse . From time to time he had written short poems , but hardly with the view of becoming a literary character . He now worked earnestly , and in 1782 published his first volume . After the fashion of the day it consisted ...
Page xix
... writing . But sorrow and misfortune now came upon him . In 1791 Mrs. Unwin , who had cared 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 ...
... writing . But sorrow and misfortune now came upon him . In 1791 Mrs. Unwin , who had cared 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 ...
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... writing was familiar even to homeliness . He drew from his own resources only ; throwing off all affectation and reserve , he made his readers acquainted with all his sentiments and feelings , and did not disguise his weaknesses and ...
... writing was familiar even to homeliness . He drew from his own resources only ; throwing off all affectation and reserve , he made his readers acquainted with all his sentiments and feelings , and did not disguise his weaknesses and ...
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