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"The Grave" is a blank verse poem by the Scottish poet Robert Blair. It is the work for which he is primarily renowned. According to Blair, in a letter he wrote to Philip Doddridge, the greater part of the poem was composed before he became a minister.
Robert Blair (born 1699, Edinburgh, Scot.—died Feb. 4, 1746, Athelstaneford, East Lothian) was a Scottish poet remembered for a single poem, The Grave, which was influential in giving rise to the graveyard school (q.v.) of poetry. Educated in Edinburgh and Holland, Blair was ordained in 1731 and appointed to Athelstaneford, East Lothian. He ...
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Scottish. Occupation. Poet. Notable work. The Grave (1743) Rev Robert Blair (17 April 1699 – 4 February 1746) was a Scottish poet. His fame rests upon his poem The Grave, which in a later printing was illustrated by William Blake .
The Grave. While some affect the sun, and some the shade, Some flee the city, some the hermitage; Their aims as various, as the roads they take. In journeying through life;—the task be mine, To paint the gloomy horrors of the tomb; The appointed place of rendezvous, where all. These travellers meet.—Thy succours I implore,
Robert Benjamin Blair (born December 18, 1972) was an American government official who served as the United States Special Representative for International Telecommunications Policy. Blair previously served as the clerk of the United States House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense until 2017.
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