Elegy Written in a Country Church-yard and Other Poems |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 12
Page x
A few weeks after his return his father died , and he went with his mother to live at StokePoges , near Windsor . 2 Gray now seems to have considered seriously the study of x INTRODUCTION.
A few weeks after his return his father died , and he went with his mother to live at StokePoges , near Windsor . 2 Gray now seems to have considered seriously the study of x INTRODUCTION.
Page xix
Later she took him and Mrs. Unwin to live at Weston , where he continued his writing . But sorrow and misfortune now came upon him . In 1791 Mrs. Unwin , who had cared for him so tenderly in his illnesses and whom he loved devotedly ...
Later she took him and Mrs. Unwin to live at Weston , where he continued his writing . But sorrow and misfortune now came upon him . In 1791 Mrs. Unwin , who had cared for him so tenderly in his illnesses and whom he loved devotedly ...
Page 5
90 On some fond breast the parting soul relies , Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries , E'eno in our ashes live their wonted fires . ° For thee , who , mindful of the unhonored dead ...
90 On some fond breast the parting soul relies , Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries , E'eno in our ashes live their wonted fires . ° For thee , who , mindful of the unhonored dead ...
Page 29
We the reins to slaughter give , Ours to kill , and ours to spare : Spite of danger he shall live . ( Weave the crimson web of war . ) 35 They , whom once the desert - beacho Pent within its bleak domain , Soon their ample sway shall ...
We the reins to slaughter give , Ours to kill , and ours to spare : Spite of danger he shall live . ( Weave the crimson web of war . ) 35 They , whom once the desert - beacho Pent within its bleak domain , Soon their ample sway shall ...
Page 37
Flushed with mirth and hope they burn : But none from Cattraeth's vale return , Save Aëron brave , and Conan strong , ( Bursting through the bloody throng ) And I , the meanest of them all , That live to weep and sing their fall .
Flushed with mirth and hope they burn : But none from Cattraeth's vale return , Save Aëron brave , and Conan strong , ( Bursting through the bloody throng ) And I , the meanest of them all , That live to weep and sing their fall .
What people are saying - Write a review
Reviews aren't verified, but Google checks for and removes fake content when it's identified
LibraryThing Review
User Review - keylawk - LibraryThingReprint of what may once have been one of the most familiar poems in English from the 18th century. At a time when few could read in England, one of its most educated sons, and the companion of Horace ... Read full review
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
appeared Author's note bard beneath breath cause close Cowper death delight died dream earth Edited English Essays eyes fair fear feel field fire flowers force Gilpin give grace Gray Gray's hand happy hast head hear heard heart Heaven High History hope hour human Italy John kind king Lady land less liberty light lines live lost March Milton mind morn nature never night o'er once peace perhaps pleasure Poems poet poor praise prove published rest round scene School seems seen Selections short side smile song soon soul sound speak spirit spring sweet tear thee thou thought Till train turn University verse voice wind wish wonder written wrote
Bibliographic information
| 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 |
| Export Citation | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |