Poetry · Character

Meek Newton

Isaac Newton, mentioned as a figure of contemplation.

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Bends from his state sublime, nods his hoary head, and listens to the rhyme.

Meek Newton first appears in 0003 elegy written in a country churchyard.

With Milton (friendship): Meek Newton and Milton share a bond of intellectual companionship, possibly as fellow poets or thinkers.

In Ode for Music: Bends from his state sublime, nods his hoary head, and listens to the rhyme.

Later, in Gray on Himself: Referenced indirectly as 'Squire,' one of the figures to whom Gray leaves church and state.

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