Blake's Water-Colours for the Poems of Thomas Gray: With Complete TextsCourier Corporation, 31. dets 2013 - 128 pages At the dawn of the 19th century, Blake created this imaginative series of 116 watercolors to illustrate 13 poems by Thomas Gray. Including such popular poems as "Elegy in a Country Churchyard" and "Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat," these rarely exhibited treasures remained exclusively in the hands of collectors for close to 175 years. This is the first inexpensive, full-color reproduction, with the complete text of the poems. |
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... path we saw him borne " 10 156 114 ' Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him borne , ' A Shepherd reading the Epitaph 11 157 115 [ No cross ] A Spirit conducted to Paradise 12 158 116 [ Blake's Dedication to Mrs. Ann Flaxman ] xii ...
... path we saw him borne " 10 156 114 ' Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him borne , ' A Shepherd reading the Epitaph 11 157 115 [ No cross ] A Spirit conducted to Paradise 12 158 116 [ Blake's Dedication to Mrs. Ann Flaxman ] xii ...
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... for thou haft feen Full many a fprightly race Difporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave , With pliant arms , thy glaffy wave ? The 57 OF ETON COLLEGE . The captive linnet , which.
... for thou haft feen Full many a fprightly race Difporting on thy margent green The paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave , With pliant arms , thy glaffy wave ? The 57 OF ETON COLLEGE . The captive linnet , which.
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