The Works of the Rev. George Crabbe, Volume 2J. Murray, 1823 - English poetry |
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Page ix
... in the writer , or because his subjects do not assimilate with such views , yet would it be natural for him to indulge a wish , that he might inscribe his labours to the lord of a scene which perpetually excited his admiration ,
... in the writer , or because his subjects do not assimilate with such views , yet would it be natural for him to indulge a wish , that he might inscribe his labours to the lord of a scene which perpetually excited his admiration ,
Page x
... wish that I might be per- mitted to inscribe this work to your Grace : the honours of that time were to me unex- pected , they were unmerited , and they were transitory : but since I am thus allowed to make public my gratitude , I am in ...
... wish that I might be per- mitted to inscribe this work to your Grace : the honours of that time were to me unex- pected , they were unmerited , and they were transitory : but since I am thus allowed to make public my gratitude , I am in ...
Page xi
... wish , I had almost added , with a pur- pose to be pleased , and to make every possible allowance for subjects not always pleasing , for manners sometimes gross , and for language . too frequently incorrect . With the fullest confidence ...
... wish , I had almost added , with a pur- pose to be pleased , and to make every possible allowance for subjects not always pleasing , for manners sometimes gross , and for language . too frequently incorrect . With the fullest confidence ...
Page xiv
... wishes ; we rejoice to hear that they are doing well , and are received and respected in good company : but it is to manuscripts in the study , as to children in the nursery , that our care , our anxiety , and our tenderness are ...
... wishes ; we rejoice to hear that they are doing well , and are received and respected in good company : but it is to manuscripts in the study , as to children in the nursery , that our care , our anxiety , and our tenderness are ...
Page xix
... wish to point out what things they are which an author may hold up to ridicule and be blameless . In referring to the two principal divisions of enthusiastical teachers , I have denominated them , as I conceive they are ge- nerally ...
... wish to point out what things they are which an author may hold up to ridicule and be blameless . In referring to the two principal divisions of enthusiastical teachers , I have denominated them , as I conceive they are ge- nerally ...
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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