Thomas GrayTwayne Publishers, 1988 - 156 pages Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Thomas Gray. |
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Page 25
... verse . When , on his tour , he began his Latin " De Principiis , " he was aware of an inconsistency between his theory and practice , as he notified West : " Poems and Metaphysics ( say you , with your spectacles on ) are inconsistent ...
... verse . When , on his tour , he began his Latin " De Principiis , " he was aware of an inconsistency between his theory and practice , as he notified West : " Poems and Metaphysics ( say you , with your spectacles on ) are inconsistent ...
Page 30
... verse of fourteen , the alexandrine , the deca - syllable , the octo - syllable , the hepta - syllable , and verse of six ; none are now used but the third and fourth ; except it be in- terspersedly to vary our composition , and ...
... verse of fourteen , the alexandrine , the deca - syllable , the octo - syllable , the hepta - syllable , and verse of six ; none are now used but the third and fourth ; except it be in- terspersedly to vary our composition , and ...
Page 78
... verse form that required of him the very greatest technical ability . The ode was to have three strophes and three antistrophes , each of twelve lines in the same meter and rhyme scheme as the others , and three epodes , each of ...
... verse form that required of him the very greatest technical ability . The ode was to have three strophes and three antistrophes , each of twelve lines in the same meter and rhyme scheme as the others , and three epodes , each of ...
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References to this book
L'aube de la modernité 1680-1760 Peter-Eckhard Knabe,Roland Mortier,François Moureau Limited preview - 2002 |
The Poet Without a Name: Gray's Elegy and the Problem of History Henry Weinfield No preview available - 1991 |