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Gray

Poet mentioned in relation to poetic diction and elegy.

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First appearance: lecture iii on the difference between verse and prose

Gray shows up with force in Lecture I: Inaugural. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned in connection with Johnson's praise of his 'Elegy'.
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In Lecture I: Inaugural: Mentioned in connection with Johnson's praise of his 'Elegy'. Later, in Lecture VIII: On the Lineage of English Literature (I): Mentioned for his letter on the history of English poetry, cited…

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  • Broad Canon of Reference
  • Poetic and Dramatic Models

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See Gray in lecture iii on the difference between verse and prose