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Things Worth Remembering: Contemplating the Ruins
Things Worth Remembering: Contemplating the Ruins
A man climbs through rubble in the ancient city in Leptis Magna, Libya. (Scott Peterson via Getty Images)
The 18th-century English poet Thomas Gray offers us a glimpse of a cemetery in the countryside—while urging us to ponder the finiteness of life.
By Douglas Murray
08.13.23 — Culture and Ideas
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Things Worth Remembering: Contemplating the Ruins

Welcome back to Douglas Murray’s Sunday column, Things Worth Remembering, where he presents passages from great poets he has committed to memory—and explains why you should, too. To listen to Douglas read from Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” click below:

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Douglas Murray
Douglas Murray is the best-selling author of seven books, and is a regular contributor at the New York Post, National Review, and other publications. His work as a reporter has taken him to Iraq, North Korea, northern Nigeria, and Ukraine. Born in London, he now lives in New York.
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