Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard |
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... paths of glory lead but to the grave . Nor you , ye Proud , impute to These the fault , If Mem'ry o'er their Tomb no Trophies raise , Where through the long - drawn aisle and fret- ted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise ...
... paths of glory lead but to the grave . Nor you , ye Proud , impute to These the fault , If Mem'ry o'er their Tomb no Trophies raise , Where through the long - drawn aisle and fret- ted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise ...
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... in sad array Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him borne . Approach and read ( for thou canst read ) the lay , Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . " THE EPITAPH . HERE rests his head upon the lap 8 ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS .
... in sad array Slow thro ' the church - way path we saw him borne . Approach and read ( for thou canst read ) the lay , Grav'd on the stone beneath yon aged thorn . " THE EPITAPH . HERE rests his head upon the lap 8 ELEGY AND OTHER POEMS .
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... paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave , With pliant arm , thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed , Or urge the flying ball ? While some ...
... paths of pleasure trace ; Who foremost now delight to cleave , With pliant arm , thy glassy wave ? The captive linnet which enthral ? What idle progeny succeed To chase the rolling circle's speed , Or urge the flying ball ? While some ...
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abode affright alike ample arms azure baleful beneath blow blush born bosom breast breathe Cambria's cheer cries crown dauntless Dear Death deep dews Disdainful distant doom dreary E'en e'er Ecstasy ELEGY faded fame Fancy fate fears fire flame flowers fond Forbade forlorn Gales glitter glory golden grisly Hark Headlong hear heart Heav'n Helm hoary holy hush'd Jove kindred King Labor laid lance laughing lawn light Love lyre mighty mock morn Muse Muse's night noontide o'er pain Penury Pindaric Ode pleasing POEMS pomp prey pride Quench'd race Rapture reign rill rove sable sceptred scorn secret shade shaggy Shame Shrieks sleep slumber smile Snowdon's soft solemn Sorrow's soul spirit steep strains stray'd sublime sweet tear Thames thee Thine thou thro tremble turf Tyrant unroll vale Vocal voice warbled warm wave Weave Where'er wild wing wood woof yonder youth