The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, Volume 2J. Murray, 1823 - English poetry |
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Page xvii
... Letter , but the evil there described is one not greatly nor generally deplored , and there are probably many places of this kind where it is not felt . From the variety of relations , characters , and de- scriptions which a BOROUGH ...
... Letter , but the evil there described is one not greatly nor generally deplored , and there are probably many places of this kind where it is not felt . From the variety of relations , characters , and de- scriptions which a BOROUGH ...
Page xviii
... Letter is nothing which particularly calls for remark , except possibly the last line — giving a promise to the reader that he should both smile and sigh in the perusal of the following Letters . This may appear vain , and more than an ...
... Letter is nothing which particularly calls for remark , except possibly the last line — giving a promise to the reader that he should both smile and sigh in the perusal of the following Letters . This may appear vain , and more than an ...
Page xxv
... Letter , I must not permit my desire of elucidating what may seem obscure , or of defending what is liable to mis- construction , any further to prevail over a wish for brevity , and the fear of giving an air of importance to subjects ...
... Letter , I must not permit my desire of elucidating what may seem obscure , or of defending what is liable to mis- construction , any further to prevail over a wish for brevity , and the fear of giving an air of importance to subjects ...
Page xxvi
... Letter which treats of Inns should be found to contain nothing interesting or uncommon ; if it describe things which we behold every day , and some which we do not wish to behold at any time ; let it be considered that this Letter is ...
... Letter which treats of Inns should be found to contain nothing interesting or uncommon ; if it describe things which we behold every day , and some which we do not wish to behold at any time ; let it be considered that this Letter is ...
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Arminian behold Blaney BOROUGH byssus Calvinistic cheerful comfort cried crime dare deed delight dread dwell ease evil fame fate favourite fear feel felt fix'd foes friends gain'd GEORGE CRABBE give gout grace grave grief grieve hear heart honour hope hour humble Jachin John Bunyan Juvenal kind labour LETTER live look look'd man's meads of asphodel mind misery never night numbers nymphs o'er once Ovid oxymel pain pass'd passions peace Peter PETER GRIMES pity pleasant pleasure poison'd poor praise pride priest race racter reader rest rise Satan scenes scorn seat seem'd shame sigh Sir Denys sleep slow centuries smile soothed soul speech spirit spleen terrors thee thou thought town trade trembling tried truth twas vex'd vicar vice virtue wealth whist worth wretched youth