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" How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! 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,... "
The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series ... - Page 143
by Samuel Johnson - 1810 - 586 pages
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Poems by Mr. Gray

Thomas Gray - 1770 - 134 pages
...fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The tjoaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The paths pf glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, irnpute to Thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their...
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Elegia inglese ... sopra un cimitero di campagna, trasportata in verso ital ...

Thomas Gray - 1772 - 60 pages
...short and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry , the pomp of povv'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable...The paths of glory lead but to the grave . • Nor Quanta volte cadeo , fotto i lor falci .La blonda meffe\ Г oflinata z.olla Quante del loro i>omm taglienti...
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The Moral Miscellany: Or, a Collection of Select Pieces, in Prose and Verse ...

English literature - 1773 - 394 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...hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor Nor you, ye Proud, impute to Thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er the Tomb no Trophies raife, Where thro'...
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The Poetical Works of Robert Lloyd, A. M.: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 2

Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 264 pages
...fhort and Ample 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 ifle and fretted...
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Poetical Works: To which is Prefixed an Account of the Life and ..., Volume 2

Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 260 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 thro' the long-drawn ifle and fretted...
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A collection of poems on divine and moral subjects, selected from various ...

William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power, 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 proud, impute to thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where thro' the long-drawn ifle and fretted...
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Poems

Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1778 - 182 pages
...Ihort and fimple annals of the poor. The boafl 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. Nor Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where thro'...
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The Works of the English Poets: With Prefaces, Biographical and ..., Volume 56

Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...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....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 aifle and...
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Poems on Various Subjects; Selected to Enforce the Practice of Virtue: And ...

Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...deftiny obfcure; The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of powTy And all that beamy, all that wealth e'er gaye Await alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory...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 ifle and...
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Lady's Poetical Magazine, Or Beauties of British Poetry, Volume 1

English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...Ihort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all ftiat beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. or you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, Jf Memory o'er their tomb no trophies...
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