 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
 | Book - 1847 - 216 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 mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long - drawn aisle and fretted... | |
 | Book - 1847 - 206 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 mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long - drawn aisle and fretted... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1847 - 276 lehte
...short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldrv, 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 no trophics raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted... | |
 | James Sheridan Knowles - 1847 - 344 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 tombs no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted... | |
 | Robert Joseph Sullivan - 1850 - 524 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 heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beaut}', all that wealth, e'er gave, Await, alike, the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead —... | |
 | 1851 - 278 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... | |
 | Martin Gardner - 1992 - 226 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, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour: Nor you, ye Proud, impute to These the fault, If Memory... | |
 | Brian Short - 1992 - 260 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, Awaits alike th'inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. This version... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 lehte
...useful toil. Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; 30 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. Awaits alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 lehte
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile, The ut through the clouds I'll never float Until I have...Boat, Shaped like the crescent- moon. 12817 'She Was a e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. 4292 Elegy Written... | |
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