 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 th' inevitable hour : — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.  The British poetical miscellany - Página 2de British poetical miscellany - 1805Visualização completa - Sobre este livro
 | 1797 - 350 páginas
...fliort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, All that beauty — all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th* inevitable hour ; The paths to glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thofe the fault, If mem'ry o'er their... | |
 | 1798 - 580 páginas
...have not noticed, in this very lianza : 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 glory leid but to the grave. A x"''í «"yiHS", Xe'f r<j~.^a-„ »a/ 1» та , П« > ú арл таигх... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1799 - 270 páginas
...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 th' inevitable...lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | Old Humphrey - 1799 - 372 páginas
...ornamented abbey of a crowded city : " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour;— The paths of glory lead but to the grave." Think not that I speak in derision, or censure, N 2 in thus glancing at the peculiarities... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 páginas
...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 th' inevitable...lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1800 - 542 páginas
...poor. The boaft of heraldry the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er i;.r, <.-, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory...grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Mcm'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where through the long-drawn ifle and fretted vault The pealing... | |
 | 1800 - 322 páginas
...poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, : : And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gaves 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 their tomb iu>' trophies raise, Where thro' the long•drawn... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 páginas
...of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raife. Where through the long-drawn aifte and fretted vault, The... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 páginas
...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...lead but to the grave. Nor you , ye proud , impute to these the fault , If Mem'ry o'er their tombs no trophies raise , Where thro' the long-drawn isle, and... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 páginas
...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 th' inevitable...lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
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