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This biographical sketch is intended as a first general approach to the man and his works.

The account is divided into three major parts: the early years (1716-1741), which includes Gray's childhood, his time at Eton College, his friendship with Ashton, West, and Walpole, his early years at Cambridge, and his Grand Tour; the middle years (1742-1758), which gives an account of Gray's early poems, his life after his return to Cambridge, the history of the "Elegy", and concludes with the publication of his Pindaric Odes; the later years (1759-1771), which contains Gray's life and studies from his Norse and Welsh odes to his final composition, his travels in several regions of Great Britain, as well as his later acquaintances.

A brief conclusion at the end highlights Gray's achievements and poetic legacy. This account largely focuses on Gray's life in relation to his poetry, it touches only briefly on hi