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

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

Description: 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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