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The original Churchyard that provided the inspiration for the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard

AStoke Poges Churchyard

BWestminster Abbey

CSt. Patrick's Cathedral

DSalisbury Cathedral

Answer:

A. Stoke Poges Churchyard

Read Explanation:

  • The churchyard of St Giles' parish church in Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire is believed to be the inspiration for the poem Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray.

  • Gray is thought to have begun writing the poem in the graveyard in 1742, but left it unfinished for several years. He completed it in 1750.

  • Robert Dodsley published the poem in February 1751, and it became a literary sensation.

  • The poem was popularized by Gray's friend Horace Walpole among London literary circles


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