"Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" - quotes Flashcards
“leaves the ____ to ______ and to me”
“leaves the WORLD to DARKNESS and to me”
“___ forefathers of the _____”
“RUDE forefathers of the HAMLET”
“the _____ tolls the ___ of parting day”
“the CURFEW tolls the KNELL of parting day”
“the _____ herd…the moping ___”
“the LOWING herd…the moping OWL”
“the plowman _____ plods his way”
“the plowman HOMEWARD plods his way”
“her ancient _____ ____”
“her ancient SOLITARY REIGN”
“if _____ over their ____ no trophies raise”
“if MEM’RY over their TOMB no trophies raise”
“that yew tree’s ____”
“that yew tree’s SHADE”
“beneath these ______ ____”
“beneath these RUGGED ELMS”
“how ____ did they drive their ____ afield”
“how JOCUND did they drive their TIME afield”
“Each in his ______ ___”
“Each in his NARROW CELL”
“read their hist’ry in a ______ eyes”
“read their hist’ry in a NATION’S eyes”
“the paths __ _____ lead but to the _____”
“the paths OF GLORY lead but to the GRAVE”
“the cock’s shrill ____”
“the cock’s shrill CLARION”
“let not _____ mock their useful ____”
“let not AMBITION mock their useful TOIL”
“no _____ run to ___ their sire’s name”
“no CHILDREN run to LISP their sire’s name”
“cast one _____ ling’ring look behind”
“cast one LONGING ling’ring look behind”
“some mute ______ _____ here may ____”
“some mute INGLORIOUS MILTON here may REST”
“full many a flow’r is ____ to ____ ______”
“full many a flow’r is BORN to BLUSH UNSEEN”
“____ and simple ____ of the ____”
“SHORT and simple ANNALS of the POOR”
“this ______ spot”
“this NEGLECTED spot”
“the dull cold ___ of _____”
“the dull cold EAR of DEATH”
“_____ the _____ and near his fav’rite ____”
“ALONG the HEATH and near his fav’rite TREE”
“far from the _____ crowds _____ strife”
“far from the MADDING crowds IGNOBLE strife”
“lonely _______”
“lonely CONTEMPLATION”
