Thomas Gray was born on 26 December 1716 in Cornhill in London. His father was a scrivener and his mother a milliner. He was the fifth of twelve children and the only one to survive. With his father becoming mentally unwell and abusing his wife she left with Thomas in tow for a safer life. Thomas was sent to Eton, where two of his uncles worked, and although he was a delicate and scholarly child with an aversion to sports he found it suited him. Whilst there he made three close friends; Horace Walpole, son of the Prime Minister Robert Walpole; Thomas Ashton, and Richard West. The four prided...
Thomas Gray was born on 26 December 1716 in Cornhill in London. His father was a scrivener and his mother a milliner. He was the fifth of twelve child...
"The Poetical Works of Johnson Parnell Gray and Smollett" from Thomas Gray. English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge University (1716-1771).
"The Poetical Works of Johnson Parnell Gray and Smollett" from Thomas Gray. English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar and professor at Cambridge ...
The poems of Thomas Gray by Thomas Gray. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1900 and may have some imperfections such as marks or hand-written notes.
The poems of Thomas Gray by Thomas Gray. This book is a reproduction of the original book published in 1900 and may have some imperfections such as ma...
A scholarly edition of the correspondence of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of the correspondence of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes...
A scholarly edition of the correspondence of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of the correspondence of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes...
A scholarly edition of the correspondence of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes, and scholarly apparatus.
A scholarly edition of the correspondence of Thomas Gray. The edition presents an authoritative text, together with an introduction, commentary notes...
