Here rests his head upon the lap of Earth
A youth to fortune and to fame unknown.
Fair Science frowned not on his humble birth,
And Melancholy marked him for her own.

Thomas Gray

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

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Author

Thomas Gray

Source

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

Medium

Poem

Statement Type

Epitaph

Language

English

Time

1751 1750s 18th century

Era

Age of Enlightenment

Occupation

Poet Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 2

Original Citation

Gray, Thomas. "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." 1751.

Current Citation

Gray, Thomas. "Elegy Written in a Country Courtyard" English Journies: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard and Other Poems. Penguin, 2009.

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