 | Thomas Gray - 1797 - 188 pages
...fhort and fimple annals of the poor. 32 The boaft of heialdry, the pomp of pew'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead to the grave. 36 Nor you, ye Proud ! impute to thefethe fault. If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
 | Children's stories - 1797 - 350 pages
...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... | |
 | Art - 1798 - 580 pages
...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 - Elegiac poetry, English - 1798 - 130 pages
...fhort and fimple annals of the poor. 3i The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths uf glory lead but to the grave. 3^5 Nor you, ye Proud ! impute to thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their... | |
 | British poetical miscellany - 1805 - 262 pages
...fhort 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, through the long-drawn aifte and... | |
 | Old Humphrey - London (England) - 1799 - 372 pages
...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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 542 pages
...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...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 through the long-drawn ifle and... | |
 | English poetry - 1800 - 322 pages
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny 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 gaves Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...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... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...useful toil , Their homely joys , and destiny obscure ; Nor grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...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 fretted vault, The... | |
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Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; 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... 
