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Quotation from Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray
“Full many a Gem of purest Ray serene, The dark unfathom'd Caves of Ocean bear: Full many a Flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its Sweetness on the desart Air.”
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 14, lines 53-56 (1751 first edition)
Two images of unrecognized worth, standing for village talents that never had the chance to flourish.
Citation: "Full many a Gem of purest Ray serene, The dark unfathom'd Caves of Ocean bear: Full many a Flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its Sweetness on the desart Air." — Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 14, lines 53-56 (1751 first edition). (id elegy-written-in-a-country-churchyard-q4)
Portrait: Richard Bentley Elegy header, Bentley, Richard, Public domain.
