The curfew tolls the knell of parting day
- DMI number:
- 38187
- First Line:
- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day
- Last Line:
- Graved on the stone beneath yon aged thorn
- Poem Genre / Form:
- Graveyard school and Quatrain abab
- Themes:
- Death and Social order
- Author:
- Thomas Gray
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The curfew tolls the hour of closing gates
- Last Line:
- The sweets of friendship and the smiles of love
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day
- Last Line:
- Awake and faithful to her wonted fires
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day
- Last Line:
- The bosom of his father and god
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- First Line:
- The curfew tolls the knell of parting day
- Last Line:
- The bosom of his father and his god
- Relationship:
- Variant Of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The Caledoniad. A Collection of Poems, written chiefly by Scottish Authors. [Vol 3] [T130687] [ECCO]
- Page No(s):
- pp.225-230
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Gray.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gray
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