Thomas Gray to Norton Nicholls (5 November 1767) Alexander Huber Editor Thomas Gray Archive
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 bound into a copy of Mathias's Works of Thomas Gray (London, 1814), vol. II, part 2; a photocopy is at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, OSB MSS c 467, box 1, folder 67 Correspondence of Thomas Gray, 3 vols. Ed. by the late Paget Toynbee and Leonard Whibley, with corrections and additions by H. W. Starr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971 [1st ed. 1935], letter no. 455, vol. iii, 979 http://www.e-enlightenment.com/search/letters/print/?printref_sourceedition=graythOU0084&printref_docnumber=455 The Letters of Thomas Gray, including the correspondence of Gray and Mason, 3 vols. Ed. by Duncan C. Tovey. London: George Bell and Sons, 1900-12, letter no. CCCXIII, vol. iii, 161 https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/ToD_1900iii/1/161 The Works of Thomas Gray, 5 vols. Ed. by John Mitford. London: W. Pickering, 1835-1843, letter VI, vol. v, 69 https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/MiJ_1843v/1/69 Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 London, United Kingdom Nicholls, Norton, c. 1742-1809 Richmond, United Kingdom

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 English Lovingland

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To The Revd Mr Nicholls at Capt:n Floyer's in Richmond Surrey
5 NO

Dear Sr

I am come, & shall rejoice to congratulate you face to face on your good luck, wch is wonderful in my eyes: I hope there are no rubs in the way to prevent my seeing you snug in the rectory, surrounded with fat pigs & stubble-geese, & Madam in her grogram gown doing the honours of Lovingland at the head of your table.

I have much to say, so much that I shall say no more: but come quickly, if the main chance will suffer you, or I will know the reason why.

Adieu! I am sincerely Yours T G: Jermyn-Street. 5 Nov: 1767.