# Gray — On the Art of Writing character guide

> Gray in On the Art of Writing by Arthur Quiller-Couch.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0005-lecture-iii-on-the-difference-between-verse-and-prose

## Who they are

Poet mentioned in relation to poetic diction and elegy.

## In the story

### [Lecture I: Inaugural](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-i-inaugural)

Mentioned in connection with Johnson's praise of his 'Elegy'.

### [Lecture VIII: On the Lineage of English Literature (I)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/on_the_art_of_writing_se/chapters/lecture-viii-on-the-lineage-of-english-literature-i)

Mentioned for his letter on the history of English poetry, cited in Dr. Courthope's work.

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