Goldsmith's The Traveller And The Deserted Village And Gray's Elegy In A Country Churchyard

<p>This volume brings together two celebrated poems of the 18th century: Oliver Goldsmith's The Traveller and The Deserted Village and Thomas Gray's Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. Goldsmith's poems explore themes of travel observation and the impact of wealth and commerce on rural life. The Traveller presents a sweeping view of European societies while The Deserted Village laments the decline of a once-thriving rural community.</p><p>Gray's Elegy a cornerstone of English literature reflects on mortality memory and the lives of ordinary people. Celebrated for its melancholic tone and evocative imagery the poem has resonated with readers for generations. This collection offers readers a chance to engage with these enduring works of English poetry.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>