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> [But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did ne'er unroll; Chill Penury repressed their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/but-knowledge-to-their-eyes-her-ample-page-rich-with-the-spoils-of/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

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> [Chill penury repress'd their noble rage, And froze the genial current of the soul.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/chill-penury-repress-d-their-noble-rage-and-froze-the-genial-current/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

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## More by Thomas Gray

> [There are certain scenes that would awe an atheist into belief without the help of any other argument.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/there-are-certain-scenes-that-would-awe-an-atheist-into-belief/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [What female heart can gold despise? What cat 's averse to fish?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/what-female-heart-can-gold-despise-what-cat-s-averse-to-fish/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife Their sober wishes never learn'd to stray; Along the cool sequester'd vale of life They kept the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/far-from-the-madding-crowd-s-ignoble-strife-their-sober-wishes-never/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Sweet is the breath of vernal shower,/ The bee's collected treasure sweet,/ Sweet music's melting fall, but sweeter yet/ The still small voice of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/sweet-is-the-breath-of-vernal-shower-the-bee-s-collected-treasure/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Sorrow's faded form, and solitude behind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/sorrow-s-faded-form-and-solitude-behind/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [He gave to misery (all he had) a tear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/he-gave-to-misery-all-he-had-a-tear/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [And weep the more, because I weep in vain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/and-weep-the-more-because-i-weep-in-vain/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [“Where ignorance is bliss, 'Tis folly to be wise. - Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/where-ignorance-is-bliss-tis-folly-to-be-wise-ode-on-a-distant/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [“The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow’r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e’er gave Awaits alike the inevitable hour: The paths…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/the-boast-of-heraldry-the-pomp-of-pow-r-and-all-that-beauty-all-that/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Men will believe anything at all provided they are under no obligation to believe it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/men-will-believe-anything-at-all-provided-they-are-under-no/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries, E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/e-en-from-the-tomb-the-voice-of-nature-cries-e-en-in-our-ashes-live/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [How low, how little are the proud, How indigent the great!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/how-low-how-little-are-the-proud-how-indigent-the-great/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Fair laughs the morn, and soft the zephyr blows, While proudly rising o'er the azure realm In gallant trim the gilded vessel goes, Youth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/fair-laughs-the-morn-and-soft-the-zephyr-blows-while-proudly-rising-o/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed, Less pleasing when possest; The tear forgot as soon as shed, The sunshine of the breast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/gay-hope-is-theirs-by-fancy-fed-less-pleasing-when-possest-the-tear/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

> [Her track, where'er the goddess roves, Glory pursue, and gen'rous shame, Th' unconquerable mind, and freedom's holy flame.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-gray/her-track-where-er-the-goddess-roves-glory-pursue-and-gen-rous-shame/)

[Thomas Gray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-gray/)

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