Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard
Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1910 |
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Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Total Pages | : 120 |
Release | : 1910 |
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Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Total Pages | : 66 |
Release | : 1888 |
Genre | : American poetry |
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Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Release | : 1910 |
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Author | : A. M. van Dyke |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 116 |
Release | : 2017-11-13 |
Genre | : Poetry |
ISBN | : 9780260928320 |
Excerpt from Gray's Elegy in a Country Churchyard: And Other Selections In September, 1738, Gray left Cambridge without taking fl. Degree, but in 1743 he received from this institution the degree of ll.b. He lived for six months at his father's house, with no settled plans for the future, although he had some thoughts of studying law. Fortunately for him, in March, 1739, Walpole proposed a tour of the Continent, agreeing generously to pay all expenses and at the same time to allow Gray perfect independence of action. It is interesting to note that Walpole made his will before starting, and had he died abroad, Gray would have been his sole legatee. It was during this tour that Walpole and Gray quarreled, and the latter returned home alone after an absence of two and a half years. Walpole generously took all the blame for the quarrel on his own shoulders, and the friendship was later renewed, and thereafter remained uninterrupted. The sketches of his travels written by Gray evince his good taste and his remarkable learn in g, even at this early period of his life. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author | : Thomas Gray |
Publisher | : Rarebooksclub.com |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2013-09 |
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ISBN | : 9781230004358 |
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1910 edition. Excerpt: ...groan With pangs unfelt before, unpitied and alone. When first thy Sire to send on earth Virtue, his darling child, designed, to To thee he gave the heavenly birth," And bade to form her infant mind.7 1 The first edition of this poem was preceded by a motto from the Greek of /'Eschylus, which describes affliction as being sent by ove for the ultimate good of man. 3 Ate, originally goddess of infatuation or reckless crime. Later she was regarded as the avenger of unrighteousness; but there seems to be no authority for considering her the goddess of adversity. 3 The " scourge" affrights; the " hour " afllicts. Cf. Milton's Paradise Lost, i. 48: "In adamantine chains and penal fire." 5 " Purple tyrants." Purple is the regal color. Perhaps it suggests " bloody." 6 Virtue. 7 The idea in lines 9-12 is a favorite with moralists. Cf. " Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth" (Heb. xii. 6). Stem rugged Nurse! thy rigid lore With patience many a year she bore; What sorrow was, thou hadst her know, I 5 And from her own she learned to melt at others' woe. Scared at thy frown terrific, fly Self-pleasing F olly's idle brood Wild Laughter, Noise, and thoughtless Joy, And leave us leisure to be good? 20 Light they disperse, and with them go The summer friend, the flattering foe;3 By vain Prosperity 4 received, To her they5 vow their truth, and are again believed. Wisdom in sable garb 6 arrayed, 25 Immersed in rapturous thought profound, And Melancholy, silent maid 7 With leaden eye, that loves the ground, Still on thy solemn steps attend; Warm Charity, the general friend, 30 With justice to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly pleasing...
Author | : Thomas Gray |
Publisher | : Legare Street Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023-07-18 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 9781021671950 |
This collection of poems by Thomas Gray includes some of his best-known works, including the titular 'Elegy in a Country Churchyard.' With its themes of mortality and the passing of time, Gray's poetry is both beautiful and thought-provoking, and this volume is a must-read for anyone interested in English literature. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1875 |
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Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Total Pages | : 110 |
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Genre | : Elegiac poetry |
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Author | : Thomas Gray |
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Total Pages | : 128 |
Release | : 1910 |
Genre | : English literature |
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