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This Englishman was buried in 1771 in St. Giles' Churchyard, the reputed subject of his famous elegy |
Thomas Gray
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$3,000 |
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POETRY |
2017-05-19 |
#7535 |
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The "Churchyard Poets" are so named because they follow in the shadow of this Brit's 1750 elegy |
Thomas Gray
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$1,600 |
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BRITISH POETS |
2006-07-20 |
#5049 |
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In 1757 this "Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard" poet refused an appointment as Poet Laureate |
Gray
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$1,000 |
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POETS & POETRY |
2001-07-12 |
#3899 |
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Originally, he didn't want his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" published |
Gray
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$600 |
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POETRY |
1996-11-27 |
#2818 |
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He concluded "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" with "The Epitaph"; how appropriate |
(Thomas) Gray
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$800 |
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POETS & POETRY |
1996-10-04 |
#2780 |
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He began "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" after the death of a friend, Richard West |
Gray
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$600 |
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POETS & POETRY |
1995-06-08 |
#2494 |
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In 1757 this poet famous for his "Elegy" was offered the laureateship of England, but turned it down |
(Thomas) Gray
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$800 |
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POETS & POETRY |
1994-02-28 |
#2191 |
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He was buried in a country churchyard in Buckinghamshire, England in 1771 |
Thomas Gray
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FJ |
POETS & POETRY |
1993-06-23 |
#2043 |
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The last section of his "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is called "The Epitaph" |
(Thomas) Gray
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$800 |
DJ |
POETS |
1992-12-18 |
#1910 |
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This author of "Elegy Written In A Country Churchyard" refused an offer to be poet laureate |
Thomas Gray
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$400 |
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POETRY |
1990-02-16 |
#1265 |