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
| E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...ohscure; 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, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th'inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead hut to the grave. Nor you, ye proud,... | |
| James Johnson - Voyages and travels - 1807 - 430 pages
...common father, who was to restore tranquillity and prosperity to this distracted country ! The boa't of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hoar, The paths of glory lead but to the grave! This great statesman and general died at the village... | |
| William Enfield - Elocution - 1808 - 434 pages
...with a disdainful smile, . The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp Cf pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, ' Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to thfi grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Mem'ry o'er... | |
| Joseph Jefferson (Independent minister.) - 1809 - 38 pages
...death, we are reminded of that fine stanza of Gray's Elegy, written in a country churchyard; 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. The ancient family of the Cufaudes had a vault also in this Chapel.... | |
| Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1809 - 604 pages
...obscure i Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile. The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast He wrings his hands, he beals paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fuult, If mem'ry o'er... | |
| English poetry - English poetry - 1809 - 308 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, all that wealth e'er gave, Await ajrle th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud,... | |
| Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1810 - 680 pages
...opus! Nec fronte exoipiat ventosa Supcrbi.i torv» Puuperis auuaicj, historiasque breves! The boast paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Mem'ry o'er... | |
| John Young - Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 - 1810 - 432 pages
...short and simple annals of the poor. IX. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The path of glory leads but to the grave. X. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If mern'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise ; Where,... | |
| Evan Jones - 1810 - 176 pages
...neighbouring peasantry, arrived in time to snatch my dear offspring from eternal ruin. CHAP. XVL The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave.— Gray. Yet say what more can Heav'n on you bestow, In your bright path increasing blessings... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 682 pages
...orais! Nf'1 fronte exeipiat ventosa Superbia torvm J'auoeris annalea, historiasque breves! The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gare, Await alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud,... | |
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