Gray, Thomas (1716-1771)
Dates
- Existence: 1716 - 1771
Biography
Thomas Gray was an English poet, letter-writer, classical scholar, and professor at Pembroke College, Cambridge. He is widely known for his Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, published in 1751.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Gray letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 758578
Mss 758578
Date(s):
1758-10-28
Scope and Contents
Letter from Thomas Gray to James Brown in Cambridge, England. The letter discusses personal and ecclediastical matters, mentions receipt of first act of William Mason's play. Tipped to front flyleaf of Thomas Gray's poem "The Poems of Mr. Gray."