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xii The year 1753 was an eventful one in Gray's life , as it witnessed the publication of his first volume of verse , under the title Six Poems , and the death of his mother , for whom he mourned the rest of his life , as he was ...
xii The year 1753 was an eventful one in Gray's life , as it witnessed the publication of his first volume of verse , under the title Six Poems , and the death of his mother , for whom he mourned the rest of his life , as he was ...
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55 > Some village Hampden , that , with dauntless breast , The little tyrant of his fields withstood , Some mute inglorious Miltono here may rest , Some Cromwello guiltless of his country's blood . 60 The applause of listening senates ...
55 > Some village Hampden , that , with dauntless breast , The little tyrant of his fields withstood , Some mute inglorious Miltono here may rest , Some Cromwello guiltless of his country's blood . 60 The applause of listening senates ...
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Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter through life's little day , In Fortune's varying colors drest : Brushed by the hand of rough Mischance , Or chilled by Age , their airy dance They leave , in dust to rest .
Alike the Busy and the Gay But flutter through life's little day , In Fortune's varying colors drest : Brushed by the hand of rough Mischance , Or chilled by Age , their airy dance They leave , in dust to rest .
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Who is he , with voice unblest , That calls me from the bed of rest ? 35 ODIN A traveller , to thee unknown , Is he that calls , a warrior's son . Thou the deeds of light shalt know ; Tell me what is done below , For whom yon glittering ...
Who is he , with voice unblest , That calls me from the bed of rest ? 35 ODIN A traveller , to thee unknown , Is he that calls , a warrior's son . Thou the deeds of light shalt know ; Tell me what is done below , For whom yon glittering ...
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How ill the scene , that offers rest , And heart that cannot rest , agree ! II 5 This glassy stream , that spreading pine , Those alders quivering to the breeze , Might soothe a soul less hurt than mine , And please , if anything could ...
How ill the scene , that offers rest , And heart that cannot rest , agree ! II 5 This glassy stream , that spreading pine , Those alders quivering to the breeze , Might soothe a soul less hurt than mine , And please , if anything could ...
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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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