Thomas Gray was born in Cornhill, London. His father, Philip Gray, was a scrivener and his mother, Dorothy Antrobus, was a milliner He was the fifth of 12 children, and the only child of Philip and Dorothy Gray to survive infancy. He lived with his mother after she left his abusive and mentally unwell father.
Gray's mother paid for him to go to Eton College where two of his uncles worked: Robert and William Antrobus. Robert became Gray's first teacher and helped inspire in Gray a love for botany and observational science. Gray's other uncle, William, became his tutor. He recalled his schooldays as a time of great happiness, as is evident in his Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College. Gray was a delicate and scholarly boy who spent his time reading and avoiding athletics. He lived in his uncle’s household rather than at college. He made three close friends at Eton: Horace Walpole, son of the Prime Minister Robert Walpole; Thomas Ashton, and Richard West, son of another Richard West who was briefly Lord Chancellor of Ireland. The four prided themselves on their sense of style, sense of humour, and appreciation of beauty. They were called the "quadruple alliance."
Gray attended Middletown High School South, played club ball with the Middletown Sonics (winning three state championships and one regional title in nine years) and played one year of college soccer for Rutgers University before transferring to Monmouth University as a sophomore. At Monmouth he was named to the First Team and Second Team of the Northeast Conference. In his junior year, Gray also led the nation in total assists.
Gray turned professional in 2009 when he signed with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in the USL Second Division. He made his professional debut on April 17, 2009 in Pittsburgh's opening day 0-0 tie with Crystal Palace Baltimore. On March 8, 2010 Pittsburgh announced the re-signing of Gray to a new contract for the 2010 season.
"Poetry is thoughts that breathe, and words that burn."
"Full many a gem of purest ray serene"
"The meanest flowret of the vale, / The simplest note that swells the gale, / The common sun, the air, and skies, / To him are opening paradise."
"Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air"
"The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave"
"Dear as the light that visits these sad eyes; / Dear as the ruddy drops that warm my heart."
"What female heart can gold despise? / What cat's averse to fish?"
"There sit the sainted sage, the bard divine, / The few, whom genius gave to shine / Through every unborn age, and undiscovered clime."
"If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, he would draw his hat over his eyes."
"He passed the flaming bounds of space and time: / The living throne, the sapphire-blaze, / Where angels tremble while they gaze, / He saw; but blasted with excess of light, / Closed his eyes in endless night."
Watkins also wore a fuzzy black hat while Thomas sported a similar cap that was made of gray material ... Watkins also wore a fuzzy black hat while Thomas sported a similar cap that was made of gray material.
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'Just get the car please ... They just left my s**t out there.' ... The former talk show host was seen on her mobility scooter while wearing a dark gray, sparkling sequin ensemble. She was also joined by her father, ThomasWilliams Sr., at the event ... Kevin Jr.
'Just get the car please ... They just left my s**t out there.' ... The former talk show host was seen on her mobility scooter while wearing a dark gray, sparkling sequin ensemble. She was also joined by her father, ThomasWilliams Sr., at the event ... Kevin Jr.
“I am excited about the growth of our group over the semester,” Eastern FloridaState College men’s basketball coach ThomasGray said ... “I have always had the most respect for this conference,” Gray said.
Thomas... Thomas, whose long gray beard covers his neck, said the camp’s proximity to warm meals and services at local charity agencies is one of the reasons it sprouted up near the Route 19 off-ramp.
Blacka Moor, South Yorkshire. With its antler-like structure and aniseed whiff, this exquisite fungus, called meadow coral, is luxuriating in all its strangeness ... “A vacant sameness grays the sky,” as ThomasHardy put it. Nothing to see here ... ....
Late November’s weather provided a barnstorming performance. Temperatures plunged but were then wrenched into a steep climb ... “A vacant sameness grays the sky,” as ThomasHardy put it. Nothing to see here. Except, of course, there was ... .
Sun Sentinel
27 Dec 2024
Sun Sentinel
27 Dec 2024