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• How does Gray Glorify the Common Men in Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?How does Gray glorify the common men in “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”? In “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751), Thomas Gray (1716-1771) glorifies the lives of the common men who lie buried [...]
• What Picture of Village Life do You Find in the Poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?What picture of village life do you find in the poem? Thomas Gray’s  (1716-71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751) is a famous poem about life, death, and the beauty of simple living. It [...]