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1. allpoetry.com › Thomas-GrayThomas Gray - Poems by the Famous Poet - All Poetry

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   Read the works of Thomas Gray, an English poet who bridged the gap between Augustan and Romantic poetry. His most famous poem, "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard," reflects on mortality, nature, and the lives of ordinary people.

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3. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › thomas-grayThomas Gray | The Poetry Foundation

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   Poems by Mr. Gray (1768) includes two translations from the Norse. "The Fatal Sisters" and "The Descent of Odin" are poems of prophecy.

4. thomasgray.org › texts › poemsThomas Gray Archive : Texts : Poems

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   Browse the complete list of poems by Thomas Gray, the author of the famous 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard'. Find titles, first lines, and links to full texts and translations of his works.

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thomas_GrayThomas Gray - Wikipedia

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   Thomas Gray (26 December 1716 – 30 July 1771) was an English poet, letter-writer, and classical scholar at Cambridge University, being a fellow first of Peterhouse then of Pembroke College. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard , published in 1751.

7. www.poetryfoundation.org › poems › 44299Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard | The Poetry Foundation

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   Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine. ... By Thomas Gray. Share. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,

8. poets.org › poem › elegy-written-country-churchyardElegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray - Poems ...

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   Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. Thomas Gray. The curfew tolls the knell of parting day, The lowing herd winds slowly o'er the lea, The ploughman homeward plods his weary way, And leaves the world to darkness and to me. Now fades the glimmering landscape on the sight, And all the air a solemn stillness holds,

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   How many poems did Thomas Gray write?

   • Gray was a self-critical writer who published only 13 poems in his lifetime, despite being very popular. He was even offered the position of Poet Laureate in 1757 after the death of Colley Cibber, though he declined. Thomas Gray was born in Cornhill, London.

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   What is the Thomas Gray archive?

   • The Triumphs of Owen. A Fragment (also on ECPA) The Thomas Gray Archive is a collaborative digital archive and research project devoted to the life and work of eighteenth-century poet, letter-writer, and scholar Thomas Gray (1716-1771), author of the acclaimed 'Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard' (1751).

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   What is the theme of Thomas Gray?

   • Thomas Gray's poetry resonates with the Enlightenment period's emphasis on reason and nature. The poet explores the relationship between human mortality and the beauty of the natural world, suggesting the smallness of human aspirations in the face of cosmic infinity.

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   How many illustrations did Thomas Gray have?

   • Wikimedia Commons has media related to Thomas Gray. Wikiquote has quotations related to Thomas Gray. Thomas Gray (1716–1771) Jo Koster. Literary analysis and biography with illustrations. In the preceding link there are only four illustrations of Gray's poetry, but there are a total of six William Blake did for some of Gray's most popular poems.

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   Who were Thomas Gray parents?

   • Thomas Gray was born in Cornhill, London. His father, Philip Gray, was a scrivener and his mother, Dorothy Antrobus, was a milliner. He was the fifth of twelve children, and the only one to survive infancy.

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   Who was Thomas Gray?

   • Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter writer, classical scholar, and professor at Cambridge University*. He is considered a pivotal figure in the transition from Augustan poetry to Romantic poetry*. This shift emphasized personal experience, emotional expression, and the sublime power of nature.

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10. www.poetryfoundation.org › poems › 44298The Bard: A Pindaric Ode - Poetry Foundation

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    By Thomas Gray. I.1. "Ruin seize thee, ruthless King! Confusion on thy banners wait, Tho' fann'd by Conquest's crimson wing. They mock the air with idle state. Helm, nor hauberk's twisted mail, Nor even thy virtues, tyrant, shall avail. To save thy secret soul from nightly fears, From Cambria's curse, from Cambria's tears!"