1885 GRAVEYARD POETRY antique GRAY'S ELEGY ILLUSTRATED artist's edition VELLUM

GRAY'S ELEGY
written in a country churchyard

by Thomas Gray


The artist's edition

Philadelphia; 1885

Size: 8 by 10.5 inches

Original decorative vellum.  All edges are gilt.

Illustrated in b/w

Some soiling of the vellum, very good interior

 Text in English
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"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" is a famous poem by the British writer Thomas Gray, first published in 1751.
The poem features a speaker contemplating death and the lives of the common people buried in a rural churchyard at twilight, reflecting on the inevitability of death and the dignity of humble lives.
The work is considered a prime example of "graveyard poetry" and explores themes of death, life, poverty, wealth, and the desire for remembrance.
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