Author: Thomas Gray

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• Erin Bowman (1)
  • IN: Vengeance Road (2015) Adventure Fiction, Historical Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Not all that tempts your wand'ring eyes / And heedless hearts, is lawful prize; / Nor all that glisters, gold
    FROM: Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat, (1748), Poem, UK
• Thomas H. Cook (1)
  • IN: The Crime of Julian Wells (2012) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: The Curfew tolls the Knell of parting Day, The lowing Herd winds slowly o'er the Lea, The Plow-man homeward plods his weary Way, And leaves the World to Darkness, and to me.
    FROM: Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard, (1751), Poem, UK
• Lawrence Block (1)
  • IN: The Ehrengraf Defense (2012) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour’s voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flattery sooth the dull cold ear of death?”
    FROM: Elegy, (1751), Poem, UK
• John Lutz (1)
  • IN: Slaughter (2015) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: Still as they run they look behind, They hear a voice in every wind, And snatch a fearful joy.
    FROM: Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College, (1747), NULL, UK
• Jeffrey Archer (1)
  • IN: Paths Of Glory (2009) Fiction, American
    EPIGRAPH: The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave, Awaits alike th’ inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.
    FROM: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, (1751), Poem, UK
• Jane West (2)
  • IN: Alicia de Lacy (1814) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Wisdom in sable garb array'd, Immers'd in rapturous thought profound, And Melancholy, silent maid. With leaden eye that loves the ground, Still on thy solemn steps attend : Warm Charity, the jreneral friend, With Justice, to herself severe, And Pity, dropping soft the sadly-pleasing tear.
    FROM: Gray's Ode to Adversity,, (1753), Poem, UK
• Thomas Love Peacock (1)
  • IN: The Misfortunes of Elphin (1829) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Regardless of the sweeping whirlwind's sway, That, hush'd in grim repose, expects his evening prey.
    FROM: The Bard, (1757), Poem, UK
• Maurice Druon (1)
  • IN: The She Wolf (1955) Fiction, French
    EPIGRAPH: She-wolf of France, with unrelenting fangs, That tear'st the bowels of thy mangled mate...
    FROM: The Bard. A Pindaric Ode, (1757), Poem, UK
• John Brunner (1)
  • IN: Timescoop (1969) Science Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Each in his narrow cell forever laid The rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.
    FROM: Gray: An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, (1751), Poem, UK
• Penny Vincenzi (1)
  • IN: Into Temptation (2002) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Rich with the spoils of time...
    FROM: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, (1751), Poem, UK
• Matthew Gregory Lewis (1)
  • IN: Feudal Tyrants; or, The Counts of Carlsheim and Sargans (1807) Fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: The portals sound, and pacing forth With stately steps and slow, High potentates, and dames of regal birth, And mitred fathers in long order go.
    FROM: Ode for Music, (None), Poem, UK
• Benjamin Brierley (1)
  • IN: Home memories and recollections of a life (1886) Book, British
    EPIGRAPH: The short and simple annals of the poor.
    FROM: Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, (1750), Poem, UK