An Elegy in a Country Churchyard and Odes on the Pleasure Arising From Vicissitude, and a Distant Prospect of Eton College (Classic Reprint)
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The life of our poet is the common life of a poet and a scholar. There is little to record in it except days of sensitive and studious retirement.
Like many other eminent men, Thomas Gray was indebted for his advancement to the early care and interest of his mother. His father, Philip Gray, was, like the father of Milton, an ex change broker, and a man of fierce and unrestrained temper. His wife was forced to leave him; but by her own exertions, and those of her sister, Thomas was sent to Eton School, where two of his uncles were under - masters. From Eton he went to Cam bridge, and from thence he started on a tour throughout France and Italy, as companion to young Horace Walpole, the son of the then Prime Minister of England. The natures of the fellow travelers were too unlike to allow them to continue long to gether, and they were soon obliged to part. Walpole confessed that the fault was his. I had just broke loose from College, he writes, with as much money as I could spend, and I was willing to indulge myself. Gray was for antiquities, whilst I was for perpetual balls and plays. T he fault was mine.
Gray returned to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where, with the exception of visits to Scotland, Cumberland, and Wales, he spent his whole life. He was offered the honorable distinction of poet-laureate, which, however, he declined. He was afterwards chosen Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. He wrote very few poems, but those are of the most scholarly and refined character. The Elegy is that upon which his fame will chie?y rest.
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This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The life of our poet is the common life of a poet and a scholar. There is little to record in it except days of sensitive and studious retirement.
Like many other eminent men, Thomas Gray was indebted for his advancement to the early care and interest of his mother. His father, Philip Gray, was, like the father of Milton, an ex change broker, and a man of fierce and unrestrained temper. His wife was forced to leave him; but by her own exertions, and those of her sister, Thomas was sent to Eton School, where two of his uncles were under - masters. From Eton he went to Cam bridge, and from thence he started on a tour throughout France and Italy, as companion to young Horace Walpole, the son of the then Prime Minister of England. The natures of the fellow travelers were too unlike to allow them to continue long to gether, and they were soon obliged to part. Walpole confessed that the fault was his. I had just broke loose from College, he writes, with as much money as I could spend, and I was willing to indulge myself. Gray was for antiquities, whilst I was for perpetual balls and plays. T he fault was mine.
Gray returned to Pembroke College, Cambridge, where, with the exception of visits to Scotland, Cumberland, and Wales, he spent his whole life. He was offered the honorable distinction of poet-laureate, which, however, he declined. He was afterwards chosen Professor of Modern History at Cambridge. He wrote very few poems, but those are of the most scholarly and refined character. The Elegy is that upon which his fame will chie?y rest.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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