The doubling drum; the trumpet’s brazen sound; The yell of onset and the piercing groan; The squadron’s charge, that shook the trembling ground; The steed’s proud neigh; the long and dying moan. * * * * * These are the first two verses of a long anonymous poem, published by J. and A. Arch, Cornhill, London, 1818. ―――― ELEGY, WRITTEN IN A CITY CHURCHYARD. Away from care――apart from earthly toil, Let’s court the stillness of the silent grave, Where dwell――within the death-encumbered soil, The ashes of the fair――the gay――the brave! How many trophies mark the hallowed ground! Vain mock’ry of the sad and peaceful tomb! How many fabrics cast their shade around! Emblems of death! of man’s unerring doom! * * * * * From a long imitation, signed M. W. H., which appeared in _Hood’s Magazine_. June, 1848. TRANSLATIONS OF THE ELEGY. The Elegy has been translated into nearly every European language, whilst numerous Greek and Latin versions have also been printed. It would be foreign to the objects of this collection to include these translations, but some bibliographical notes may be given which will enable students, and admirers of Gray, to obtain the works, in the Library of the British Museum, or in either of the other great public Libraries in Oxford, Cambridge, Edinburgh, or Dublin. _Greek Versions of Gray’s Elegy._ J. Norbury. _Eton._ 1793. Professor Cooke. _Cambridge._ 1785. C. Coote. _London._ 1794. B. E. Sparke. ” ” S. Weston. ” ” E. Tew. ” 1795. J. Plumtre. ” 1795. Hon. G. Denman. _Cambridge._ 1871. ――――:o:―――― _Latin Versions._ Christopher Anstey. _Cambridge._ 1762. (This was in quarto, other editions have since been published.) R. Lloyd. 1774. G. Costa. _Padua._ 1772. Benio. _Verona._ 1817. Barbieri. _Verona._ 1817. C. C. Colton (author of “Lacon”). 1822. Rev. William Hildyard. _London._ 1839. J. H. Macaulay. 1841. H. S. Dickenson. 1849. James Pycroft, B.A. _Brighton._ 1879. In Latin Elegiacs. Anonymous. _London._ 1876. In Latin Elegiacs, by G. H., a countryman of George Buchanan. 1877. Munro. In the Ovidian measure. 1880. ――――:o:――――