An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript: Poetry Guide and Free Edition
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An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Gray, Thomas (1716–1771).
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"An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard" by Thomas Gray is a poem completed in 1750 and first published in 1751. Written after personal losses, including the death of Gray's aunt, the poem meditates on death and remembrance. It contemplates the lives of obscure country people buried in a churchyard, exploring how individuals are remembered after death. The narrator finds both comfort and unease in pondering mortality, ultimately adding an epitaph that addresses his own fear of dying.
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- Title: An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard (1751) and The Eton College Manuscript
- Author credits: Gray, Thomas (1716–1771)
- Catalogue language: English
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- English poetry
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- Category: British Literature
- Category: Poetry
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