Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife, Their sober wi… - Thomas Gray

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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife,
Their sober wishes never learned to stray;
Along the cool sequestered vale of life
They kept the noiseless tenor of their way.

Thomas Gray

An Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard · 1998 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Thomas Gray (December 26, 1716 – July 30, 1771) was an English poet, classical scholar, and professor of history at Cambridge University.

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Glance their many-twinkling feet.

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