Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast The little tyrant of his fields withstood, Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest, Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.
Thomas Gray
Where these words come from
- 85% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 15.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations (1905)
- Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 15.
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