Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard and Other Poems |
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THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth , to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair science frowned not on his humble birth , And melancholy marked him for her own . 120 Large was his bounty , and his soul sincere ...
THE EPITAPH Here rests his head upon the lap of earth A youth , to fortune and to fame unknown : Fair science frowned not on his humble birth , And melancholy marked him for her own . 120 Large was his bounty , and his soul sincere ...
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35 Oh ! gently on thy suppliant's head , Dread goddess , lay thy chastening hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrorso clad , Not circled with the vengeful bando ( As by the impious thou art seen ) , With thundering voice , and threatening mien ...
35 Oh ! gently on thy suppliant's head , Dread goddess , lay thy chastening hand ! Not in thy Gorgon terrorso clad , Not circled with the vengeful bando ( As by the impious thou art seen ) , With thundering voice , and threatening mien ...
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3 " Cold is Cadwallo's tongue , That hushed the stormy main : 30 Brave Urieno sleeps upon his craggy bed : Mountains , ye mourn in vain Modred , " whose magic song Made huge Plinlimmono bow his cloud - topt head .
3 " Cold is Cadwallo's tongue , That hushed the stormy main : 30 Brave Urieno sleeps upon his craggy bed : Mountains , ye mourn in vain Modred , " whose magic song Made huge Plinlimmono bow his cloud - topt head .
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Ye towers of Julius , o London's lasting shame , With many a foul and midnight murder fed , Revere his consort's faith , his father's fame , And spare the meek usurper's holy head .
Ye towers of Julius , o London's lasting shame , With many a foul and midnight murder fed , Revere his consort's faith , his father's fame , And spare the meek usurper's holy head .
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( ' Tis of human entrails made , ) And the weights , that play below , Each a gasping warrior's head . Shafts for shuttles , dipt in gore , Shoot the trembling cords along . Sword , that once a monarch bore , Keep the tissue close and ...
( ' Tis of human entrails made , ) And the weights , that play below , Each a gasping warrior's head . Shafts for shuttles , dipt in gore , Shoot the trembling cords along . Sword , that once a monarch bore , Keep the tissue close and ...
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| Title | Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard and Other Poems Macmillian's pocket American and English classics |
| Author | Thomas Gray |
| Publisher | Macmillan, 1909 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 22 Jan 2019 |
| Length | 268 pages |
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