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... array Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him borne . Approach and read ( for thou canst read ) the lay , Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . " THE EPITAPH . HERE rests his head upon the lap 8 ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS .
... array Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him borne . Approach and read ( for thou canst read ) the lay , Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . " THE EPITAPH . HERE rests his head upon the lap 8 ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS .
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Thomas Gray. THE EPITAPH . HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth A Youth , to Fortune and to Fame un- known . Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth , And Melancholy mark'd him for her own . Large was his bounty , and his soul ...
Thomas Gray. THE EPITAPH . HERE rests his head upon the lap of Earth A Youth , to Fortune and to Fame un- known . Fair Science frown'd not on his humble birth , And Melancholy mark'd him for her own . Large was his bounty , and his soul ...
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... head . On dreary Arvon's shore they lie , Smear'd with gore , and ghastly pale : Far , far aloof th ' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams , and passes by . Dear lost companions of my tuneful art , Dear as the light that ...
... head . On dreary Arvon's shore they lie , Smear'd with gore , and ghastly pale : Far , far aloof th ' affrighted ravens sail ; The famish'd eagle screams , and passes by . Dear lost companions of my tuneful art , Dear as the light that ...
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abode affright alike ample arms azure baleful beneath blow blush born bosom breast breathe Cambria's cheer cries crown dauntless Dear Death deep dews Disdainful distant doom dreary E'en e'er Ecstasy ELEGY faded fame Fancy fate fears fire flame flowers fond Forbade forlorn Gales glitter glory golden grisly Hark Headlong hear heart Heav'n Helm hoary holy hush'd Jove kindred King Labor laid lance laughing lawn light Love lyre mighty mock morn Muse Muse's night noontide o'er pain Penury Pindaric Ode pleasing POEMS pomp prey pride Quench'd race Rapture reign rill rove sable sceptred scorn secret shade shaggy Shame Shrieks sleep slumber smile Snowdon's soft solemn Sorrow's soul spirit steep strains stray'd sublime sweet tear Thames thee Thine thou thro tremble turf Tyrant unroll vale Vocal voice warbled warm wave Weave Where'er wild wing wood woof yonder youth