The Works of Thomas Gray: Containing His Poems and Correspondence, with Memoirs of His Life and Writings, Volumen 1Harding, Triphook, and Lepard, 1825 - 2 páginas |
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... was after- wards so distinguished , and one thing is certain , that his poetical powers were not dormant .. He composed some Latin verses on the marriage of the Prince of Wales , and wrote , at the request of his xxii THE LIFE.
... was after- wards so distinguished , and one thing is certain , that his poetical powers were not dormant .. He composed some Latin verses on the marriage of the Prince of Wales , and wrote , at the request of his xxii THE LIFE.
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... poetical talents , and that immediately , as the muse seems in this year to have peculiarly inspired him ; but this was not the case . Reading , he has often told me , was much more agreeable to him than writing ; he therefore now laid ...
... poetical talents , and that immediately , as the muse seems in this year to have peculiarly inspired him ; but this was not the case . Reading , he has often told me , was much more agreeable to him than writing ; he therefore now laid ...
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... poetical powers once more in action ; and the result was his fine philosophical fragment on the Alliance of Edu- cation and Government . His object , he says , was to show that they must necessarily concur , in order to produce great ...
... poetical powers once more in action ; and the result was his fine philosophical fragment on the Alliance of Edu- cation and Government . His object , he says , was to show that they must necessarily concur , in order to produce great ...
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... poetical merits , he used his influence to procure his election to a fellowship at Pembroke Hall . His efforts were indeed met by many obstacles , but after a suspense of some years were ultimately successful . In the year 1749 , Mr ...
... poetical merits , he used his influence to procure his election to a fellowship at Pembroke Hall . His efforts were indeed met by many obstacles , but after a suspense of some years were ultimately successful . In the year 1749 , Mr ...
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... poetical attempts of this class , he seldom appears to trifle easily , and does not always keep clear of silliness or vulgarity . It was not until nearly two years after this , that he sent to Dodsley , for publication , the first xlvi ...
... poetical attempts of this class , he seldom appears to trifle easily , and does not always keep clear of silliness or vulgarity . It was not until nearly two years after this , that he sent to Dodsley , for publication , the first xlvi ...
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Página 116 - Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre ; But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll ; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul.
Página 126 - THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth A youth to Fortune and to Fame unknown Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth, And Melancholy marked him for her own.
Página 124 - There at the foot of yonder nodding beech That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high, His listless length at noontide would he stretch, And pore upon the brook that babbles by.
Página 38 - And above the firmament that was over their heads was the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone : and upon the likeness of the throne was the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Página 125 - One morn I missed him on the customed hill, Along the heath, and near his favourite tree ; Another came : nor yet beside the rill, Nor up the lawn, nor at the wood was he : The next, with dirges due in sad array Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne, — Approach and read (for thou canst read) the lay, Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn.
Página 115 - Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, ' If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
Página 47 - On a rock whose haughty brow Frowns o'er old Conway's foaming flood, Robed in the sable garb of woe, With haggard eyes the poet stood (Loose his beard, and hoary hair Streamed like a meteor to the troubled air), And with a master's hand, and prophet's fire, Struck the deep sorrows of his lyre.
Página 43 - Through the azure deep of air : Yet oft before his infant eyes would run Such forms as glitter in the Muse's ray, With orient hues unborrow'd of the sun ; Yet shall he mount, and keep his distant way Beyond the limits of a vulgar fate, Beneath the Good how far — but far above the Great ! § SA.
Página 126 - TO fair Fidele's grassy tomb Soft maids and village hinds shall bring Each opening sweet, of earliest bloom, And rifle all the breathing Spring. No wailing ghost shall dare appear To vex with shrieks this quiet grove, But shepherd lads assemble here, And melting virgins own their love. No...
Página 62 - He spoke, and headlong from the mountain's height Deep in the roaring tide he plunged to endless night.