 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 pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave....  Elegant Extracts - Page 22redigeeritud poolt - 1809Full view - About this book
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 lehte
...with a disdainful smile, . The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp Cf pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,...alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to thfi grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
 | Joseph Jefferson (Independent minister.) - 1809 - 38 lehte
...all-subduing death, we are reminded of that fine stanza of Gray's Elegy, written in a country churchyard; The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all...alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. The ancient family of the Cufaudes had a vault also in this Chapel. This was not... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 lehte
...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...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,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 526 lehte
...their useful toil. Their homely joys and destiny obscure; Nor Grandenr 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 beanty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 686 lehte
...temnat opus! Nec fronte rxcipiat ventosa Superlii.i torví Pauperis aúnales, liistoriasque breves ! The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all...the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Wherethrough thelong-drawn isle and fretted vault... | |
 | 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...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 fretted vault.... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 682 lehte
...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...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 fretted vault... | |
 | 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...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 fretted... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 lehte
...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...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 fretted... | |
 | 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...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 fretted vault,... | |
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