 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.  A Collection of Poems ... - Page 3redigeeritud poolt - 1758Full view - About this book
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 lehte
...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 - 1810 - 680 lehte
...opus! Nec fronte exoipiat ventosa Supcrbi.i torv» Puuperis auuaicj, historiasque breves! 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 tomb no trophies raise, Wherethrough the long-drawn isle and... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 628 lehte
...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 uo trophies raise, Where through the long drawn aisleand... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 622 lehte
...poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that weal. h e'er gave, .wait alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long drawn aisle and... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 682 lehte
...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,... | |
 | Evan Jones - 1810 - 176 lehte
...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... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 lehte
...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 through the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | Thomas Branagan - 1812 - 370 lehte
...the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pornp of pow'r, And all that beauty all that wealth e'ervgave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory...lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud ! impute to these the fault. If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where ihro" the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | 1814 - 678 lehte
...the author was living. IRREGULAR ODE. ON THE DEATH OF THE EMPRESS CATHARINE II. OF RUSSIA. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...alike th' inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. HARK to that paean song, whose choral lay Sounds the glad march of FREEDOM'S .smiling... | |
 | 1814 - 670 lehte
...the author was living. IRREGULAR ODE. ON THE DEATH OF THE EMPRESS CATHARINE II. OF RUSSIA. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...alike th' inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. HARK to that paean song, whose choral lay Sounds the glad march of FREEDOM'S smiling... | |
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