 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.  Poems by Mr. Gray - Page 128by Thomas Gray - 1775 - 136 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 538 pages
...bhfcurc ; br grandeur hear v>-kh a difdainful fmilr, The ihort and fimple annals of the poor. Tiebaift of heraldry the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awjjt alike th' inevitable hour : The pathj of glory lead but to the grave. *"yo», ye proud,... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure; Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. . The boaft of heraldry, the, pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour, The paths of... | |
 | Thomas James Mathias - English literature - 1803 - 614 pages
...Nature, Gray, and Cook seem to contend for the mastery ; but above all in that great stanza ; " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, " And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, " Await alike the inevitable hour; " The paths of glory lead but to the grave." GRAY. AX*P'r... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 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...wealth e'er gave, Await 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... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 540 pages
...toil, Their homely joys, and deftmy obfcure } Nor grandeur hear with a difdjinful fmile, The (hört and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry the pomp of pow'r, Aqd all that beauty', all that wealth Await alike th' inevitable hour : The path« of ¿lory lead but... | |
 | Berquin (M., Arnaud) - Children's stories, French - 1805 - 294 pages
...Their homely joys, and delliny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear -with a difdainful fmile, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry,...wealth e'er gave, Await alike, th' inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Full many a gem, ofpureft ray ferene, The dark unfathom'd caves... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...Grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The lliort and fimp!e annals of the poor. MS The The boaft'of Heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await aJike th' inevitable hour, The paihs of glory lead but to the grave. JCor you, ye... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...See Heav'n its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day ! 141 The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, to these impute the fault, If mem'ry o'er... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...obscure; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the pocr. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...wealth e'er gave, Await alike th* inevitable, hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud ! impute to these the fault, If Mern'ry o'er... | |
 | James Johnson - China - 1806 - 154 pages
...ther, who was to restore tranquillity and prosperity to this dis1805. traded colmtry! Nov. " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, " And all that beauty,...wealth e'er gave, " Await alike th' inevitable hour, " 'f he paths of glory lead but to the grave!" This great Statesman and General died at the village... | |
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