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The Poetical Works: Of Thomas Gray, ... with Some Account of His Life and ... - Page 89
by Thomas Gray - 1800 - 223 pages
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Lessons in Elocution, Or, A Selection of Pieces in Prose and Verse: For the ...

William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And aH that beauty,. all that weafth, e'er gave,-- Await, alike, th' inevitable hour : The...glory lead — but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impflte to thefe the fault, If Hiera'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where, through the long-drawn...
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The works of the English poets. With prefaces, biographical and ..., Volume 64

English poets - 1790 - 372 pages
...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 glory lead but to the graven Nor you, ye Proud, impute to thefe the fault,, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies...
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Extracts, Elegant, Instructive, and Entertaining, in Poetry, Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1791 - 966 pages
...Ihort and fimplc annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, 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 thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Wherethro' the long-drawn ifle and fretted...
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Elegant Extracts; Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry ..., Volume 1

Vicesimus Knox - Conduct of life - 1791 - 510 pages
....pow'r, And all that beauty, all that health e'er gave, Await, alike, th'inevitublc hour; . The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefc the fault, if mem'iy o'er their tomb no trnphies raife. Where thro' the long-drawn i!e and fretted...
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Poems Selected and Printed by a Small Party of English, who Made this ...

1792 - 112 pages
...short and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, 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 thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife , Where thro' the long-drawn ile and fretted...
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Roach's Beauties of the Modern Poets of Great Britain: Carefully Selected ...

James Roach - English poetry - 1792 - 284 pages
...fliort and fimple annals of the poor. The boafl of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, al! that wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, th' inevitable...lead but to the grave* Nor you, ye proud ! impute to thefe the fault, If mcm'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife ; Where thro' the long drawn aifle and...
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the english anthology

T AGERTON - 1794 - 390 pages
...pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. 35 The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to Thefe the fault, Jf Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where through the long-drawn ' aifle'...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry, Selected for ...

Vicesimus Knox - English poetry - 1796 - 574 pages
...Ihort and limpie annals of the poor. The hoaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And З.Ц thatbsat:tv, all that wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, th' inevitable...The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, yc proud, impute to thefc the fault, If mcm'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raifc, Where thro' the long-drawn...
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The Monthly magazine, Volume 5, Volume 5

Art - 1708 - 586 pages
...have not noticed, in this very ftanza : The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power, And ill that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to She grave. A %Kiç iiyii'iut т* Па»6' if/.а. rx'jraí Ttoraüf , х«> rmfat ¡ле»9>ч...
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Poems, Moral, Elegant and Pathetic: Vis. Essay on Man

1796 - 246 pages
...fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The lion't of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour: The paths ef glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er their...
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