On this day (279 years ago), Gray's Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College published anonymously by Robert Dodsley in 1747.

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https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/1747

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This day 258 years ago: collected Poems by Mr. Gray published by Robert and Andrew Foulis in Glasgow.

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https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/1768a

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Delighted to announce the Thomas Gray Archive Spring 2026 update. Read all about our recent work at the #ThomasGrayArchive:

https://www.thomasgray.org/about/history.shtml#2026

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OTD (273 years ago): Designs by Mr. R. Bentley for Six Poems by Mr. T. Gray (1753), the first authorized collected edition of Gray's poetry, published by Robert Dodsley.

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https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/1753b

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On this day (258 years ago), collected Poems by Mr. Gray (1768) published by James Dodsley in London.

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https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/1768d#11

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Happy 309th birthday, Thomas Gray!

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Thomas Gray in the #EighteenthCenturyPoetryArchive: https://www.eighteenthcenturypoetry.org/authors/pers00039.shtml

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No comfort zone, he says, no in-between

Another Churchyard
Christopher Norris

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https://www.culturematters.org.uk/another-churchyard/