About Thomas Gray
1716 - 1771/EnglishThomas Gray was an English poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University. He is well known for his masterpiece, the Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, which was a literary sensation and has made a lasting contribution to English litera
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Poetry & Stories
Sonnet On The Death Of Mr Richard West
In vain to me the smiling mornings shine,And redd’ning Phoebus lifts his golden fire:
The Bard
“Ruin seize thee, ruthless King!Confusion on thy banners wait!
On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes
’Twas on a lofty vase’s side,Where China’s gayest art had dyed
Hymn To Adversity
Daughter of Jove, relentless Power,Thou tamer of the human breast,
Ode On A Distant Prospect Of Eton College
Ye distant spires, ye antique towers,That crown the watery glade,
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Who is Thomas Gray?
1716 - 1771/EnglishThomas Gray was an English poet, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University.
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Poems & Stories by Thomas Gray
Sonnet On The Death Of Mr Richard West
In vain to me the smiling mornings shine,And redd’ning Phoebus lifts his golden fire:
The Bard
“Ruin seize thee, ruthless King!Confusion on thy banners wait!
On The Death Of A Favourite Cat, Drowned In A Tub Of Gold Fishes
’Twas on a lofty vase’s side,Where China’s gayest art had dyed
Hymn To Adversity
Daughter of Jove, relentless Power,Thou tamer of the human breast,
Ode On A Distant Prospect Of Eton College
Ye distant spires, ye antique towers,That crown the watery glade,
Ode On The Pleasure Arising From Vicissitude
Now the golden Morn aloftWaves her dew-bespangled wing,
The Progress of Poesy
Awake, Æolian lyre, awake,And give to rapture all thy trembling strings.
Ode On The Spring
Lo! where the rosy-bosomed Hours,Fair Venus’ train, appear,
The Curse Upon Edward
Weave the warp, and weave the woof,The winding-sheet of Edward’s race.
Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard
The curfew tolls the knell of parting day,The lowing herd wind slowly o’er the lea,
Selected Quotes by Thomas Gray (चुनिंदा उद्धरण)
Ye distant spires, ye antique towers,That crown the watery glade,
’Twas on a lofty vase’s side,Where China’s gayest art had dyed
“Ruin seize thee, ruthless King!Confusion on thy banners wait!
Lo! where the rosy-bosomed Hours,Fair Venus’ train, appear,
In vain to me the smiling mornings shine,And redd’ning Phoebus lifts his golden fire:
Daughter of Jove, relentless Power,Thou tamer of the human breast,
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