| Kent Gramm - History - 2001 - 350 pages
...obscure; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful Smile, The short and simple Annals of the Poor. The Boast of Heraldry, the Pomp of Pow'r, And all that Beauty,...alike th' inevitable Hour. The 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... | |
| John Lello - Education - 2001 - 170 pages
...use, display and meaning of the pictured signs and emblems on a shield, helmet or banner. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave. Awaits alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. (Thomas Gray (1716-71) 'Elegy written... | |
| Quotations - 2001 - 838 pages
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| Carlos M. N. Eire - Family & Relationships - 2002 - 592 pages
...human effort and ambition. As another English poet phrased it in the eighteenth century: The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave Await alike th'inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave.3 Though many of... | |
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