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First page of Dodsley's illustrated edition of Gray's Elegy with illustration by Richard Bentley. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard is a poem by Thomas Gray, completed in 1750 and first published in 1751. [1] The poem's origins are unknown, but it was partly inspired by Gray's thoughts following the death of the poet Richard West in 1742.
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.
For kids who aren’t naturally inclined to participate in sports or other forms of exercise, “the best way to introduce it is in a nonformal way because when it’s fun, you want to do it.
Paths of Glory is a 1917 painting by British artist C. R. W. Nevinson. [1] The title quotes from a line from Thomas Gray's 1750 poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard: "The paths of glory lead but to the grave".
Thomas Gray (1788–1848) was a British railway advocate. Thomas Gray spent most of his adult life promoting the idea of a passenger railway system for the UK and Europe. [ 1 ] He wrote "Observations on a General Iron Railway" which was first published in 1820, followed by further, and expanded, editions up to 1825.
Mortgage and refinance rates for Dec. 19, 2024: Average 30-year, 15-year rates move higher after Fed's quarter-point cut
Dylan Thomas, "Do not go gentle into that good night" That Hideous Strength: C. S. Lewis: David Lyndsay, Ane Dialog: Things Fall Apart: Chinua Achebe: W. B. Yeats, "The Second Coming" This Side of Paradise: F. Scott Fitzgerald: Rupert Brooke, "Tiare Tahiti" Those Barren Leaves: Aldous Huxley: William Wordsworth, "The Tables Turned" Thrones ...
The shooter, Thomas Crooks, was killed by the Secret Service at the scene of the incident after shooting from a rooftop nearby. Crooks’ motive in the shooting was believed to be political ideology.