 | English literature - 1852 - 248 pages
...horn, No more shall rouse them from their lowly bed. For them no more the blazing heafth;«hall*burn, Or busy housewife ply her evening care ; No children...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths... | |
 | English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...care ; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. x Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield ; Their...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - English literature - 1852 - 460 pages
...care ; No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. t Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield ; Their...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour— The paths... | |
 | Scottish school-book assoc - 1852 - 248 pages
...envied kiss to share. Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe ha^ broke : How jocund did they drive their team a-field...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour; The paths of... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1852 - 332 pages
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, -And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike tb* inevitable hour :— The paths... | |
 | John Wood Warter - Sussex (England) - 1853 - 390 pages
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe hath broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! " Let not...of the poor. " The boast of Heraldry, the pomp of Power, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths... | |
 | Poets, American - 1853 - 560 pages
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a-fleld ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour ; The paths... | |
 | John Wood Warter - 1853 - 408 pages
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe hath broke; How jocund did they drive their team afield! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! " Let not Ambition...of the poor. " The boast of Heraldry, the pomp of Power, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team a-field ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1853 - 384 pages
...Georg. iii. 639. " Labour him with many a sturdy stroke." Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. 35 The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory... | |
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For them no more the blazing hearth shall burn Or busy housewife ply her evening care : No children run to lisp their sire's return, Or climb his knees the envied kiss to share. Oft did the harvest to their sickle yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn... 
