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When was Thomas Gray born?

A1716

B1750

C1730

D1768

Answer:

A. 1716

Read Explanation:

  • Thomas Gray is one of the most important English poets of the 18th century.

  • Born in Cornhill on December 26, 1716,

  • Gray was the fifth of 12 children of Philip and Dorothy Antrobus Gray, and the only one to survive infancy.

  • Thomas Gray belongs to Transitional period.

  • Gray's poetry introduced new themes that would become characteristic of the Early Romantic Age, such as the simple country life and humble village people.


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