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But Knowledge To Their Eyes Her Ample Page, Rich With The Spoils Of Time, Did Ne'er Unroll
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But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page,
Rich with the spoils of time, did ne'er unroll;
Chill penury repress'd their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771)
-- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 13
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The breezy call of incense-breathing morn.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 5...
Implores the passing tribute of a sigh.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 20...
The applause of list'ning senates to command, The threats of pain and ruin to despise, To scatter plenty o'er a smiling land, And read their history in a nation's eyes.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 16...
And many a holy text around she strews, That teach the rustic moralist to die.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 21...
Each in his narrow cell forever laid, The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 4...
E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 23...
Forbade to wade through slaughter to a throne, And shut the gates of mercy on mankind.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 17...
Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 8...
Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the note of praise.
-- Thomas Gray (1716-1771) -- Elegy in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 10...