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Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1751)
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But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page
Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll;
Chill Penury repressed their noble rage,
And froze the genial current of the soul.
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Each in his narrow cell forever laid,
The rude Forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
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E'en from the tomb the voice of Nature cries,
E'en in our Ashes live their wonted Fires.
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Time and trouble will tame an advanced young woman, but an advanced old woman is uncontrollable by any earthly force.
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Born:
December 26, 1716
Died:
July 30, 1771
(aged 54)
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