The Complete Poetical Works of William Collins, Thomas Gray, and Oliver Goldsmith |
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... learned tongues , but with the Italian , French and Spanish languages . He had employed his mind chiefly upon works of fiction , and subjects of fancy ; and , by indulging some peculiar habits of thought , was eminently de- lighted with ...
... learned tongues , but with the Italian , French and Spanish languages . He had employed his mind chiefly upon works of fiction , and subjects of fancy ; and , by indulging some peculiar habits of thought , was eminently de- lighted with ...
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... learned an all - commanding power , Thy mimic soul , O Nymph endeared , Can well recall what then it heard ; Where is thy native simple heart , Devote to Virtue , Fancy , Art ? Arise , as in that elder time , Warm , energic , chaste ...
... learned an all - commanding power , Thy mimic soul , O Nymph endeared , Can well recall what then it heard ; Where is thy native simple heart , Devote to Virtue , Fancy , Art ? Arise , as in that elder time , Warm , energic , chaste ...
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... learned , his homelier thoughts neglect ; Let thy sweet muse the rural faith sustain ; These are the themes of simple , sure effect , That add new conquests to her boundless reign , And fill , with double force , her heart - commanding ...
... learned , his homelier thoughts neglect ; Let thy sweet muse the rural faith sustain ; These are the themes of simple , sure effect , That add new conquests to her boundless reign , And fill , with double force , her heart - commanding ...
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... learned that his portrait had been engraved for the frontispiece . He was horror - struck . " Sure you are not out of your wits ! " he wrote to Walpole . " This I know , if you suffer my head to be printed , you will infallibly put me ...
... learned that his portrait had been engraved for the frontispiece . He was horror - struck . " Sure you are not out of your wits ! " he wrote to Walpole . " This I know , if you suffer my head to be printed , you will infallibly put me ...
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... learned scholar of Pembroke Hall . But his works he regarded in no ungenial or ungentle spirit ; and we know of nothing ever written on Gray's poetry more philosophical , more true , or more sincere , than the article to which we refer ...
... learned scholar of Pembroke Hall . But his works he regarded in no ungenial or ungentle spirit ; and we know of nothing ever written on Gray's poetry more philosophical , more true , or more sincere , than the article to which we refer ...
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