Read the excerpt.

Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid

Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;

Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed,

Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.

According to the speaker in this excerpt from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray, what types of people might lie among the forefathers?

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Brycen Travis

21 January, 19:14

Read the excerpt.

Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid

Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire;

Hands, that the rod of empire might have swayed,

Or waked to ecstasy the living lyre.

According to the speaker in this excerpt from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray, what types of people might lie among the forefathers?

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Erik Estrada · Answer 1

people whose passions have led them astray

Amir Hawkins · Answer 2

The types of people might lie among the forefathers according to the speaker in this excerpt from "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" by Thomas Gray are abusive, neglegent and unloyal.