 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
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 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, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour ; The paths... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...toil, Thrfr homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdaiuful 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 th' inevitable hour. The paths of... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear, with a difdainful fmile, The Ihort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all ftiat beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths... | |
 | 1782 - 500 pages
...toil, Their homely joys, and deftiuy obfcure; Nor Grandeur hear, with a dilUainful 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 th' inevitable hour; The paths of... | |
 | John Young - 1783 - 124 pages
...fhort and fimple annals of the poor. IX. The boaft 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 thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife; Where,... | |
 | Agostino Isola - English poetry - 1784 - 140 pages
...non afcolti con forrifo acerbo De' poverelli i brevi annali e fchietti. Qual The bpaft of hefaWry, 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. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 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,...wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...Toil, Their.homely Joys, and Deftiny obfcufe ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdainful Smile, 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. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to Thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile The fhort and fimplc annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp...wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful liuile, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The bpaft 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 thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er... | |
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