In English literature, an elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
Henry Lawson was born on June 17, 1867, in Grenfell, Australia. He wrote short stories and ballad-like poems, illuminating the lives of rural, working Australians. Lawson is often called Australia's greatest writer..
Early Life and Career. Architect Henry Bacon Jr. was born on November 28, 1866, in Watseka, Illinois. One of seven children, Bacon moved with his family to the Wilmington, North Carolina, area when he was young.