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Rights of God Written for the Benefit of Man: Or, the Impartiality of ... - Page 135
by Thomas Branagan - 1815 - 360 pages
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The Looking-glass for the Mind: Or The Juvenile Friend

Berquin (M., Arnaud) - Children's stories, French - 1805 - 294 pages
...obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear -with a difdainful fmile, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...alike, th' inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Full many a gem, ofpureft ray ferene, The dark unfathom'd caves of ocean bear ; Full...
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Elegant Extracts: Or, Useful and Entertaining Pieces of Poetry

Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...(hort and (irn;'le unnals of the pour. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of powV, And nil that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, th' inevitable hour ; The paths of plory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If mem ry o'er their tomb...
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The Speaker, Or, Miscellaneous Pieces: Selected from the Best English ...

William Enfield - Elocution - 1805 - 456 pages
...Grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The lliort and fimp!e annals of the poor. MS The The boaft'of Heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await aJike th' inevitable hour, The paihs of glory lead but to the grave. JCor you, ye...
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The Poetical Preceptor; Or, A Collection of Select Pieces of Poetry ...

English poetry - 1806 - 408 pages
...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...tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn isle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note of praise. Can storied urn or animated bust...
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Poetical Works

Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...obscure; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the pocr. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...Nor you, ye Proud ! impute to these the fault, If Mern'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where, thro' the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault, The...
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The Beauties of the Poets: Being a Collection of Moral and Sacred Poetry

Poetry - 1806 - 330 pages
...See Heav'n its sparkling portals wide display, And break upon thee in a flood of day ! 141 The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, to these impute the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn...
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An Account of a Voyage to India, China &c. in His Majesty's Ship Caroline ...

James Johnson - China - 1806 - 154 pages
...ther, who was to restore tranquillity and prosperity to this dis1805. traded colmtry! Nov. " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, " And all that beauty,...wealth e'er gave, " Await alike th' inevitable hour, " 'f he paths of glory lead but to the grave!" This great Statesman and General died at the village...
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Poems on various subjects, selected by E. Tomkins

E Tomkins - 1806 - 280 pages
...ohscure; 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 alike th'inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead hut to the grave. Nor you, ye proud,...
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The Works of Thomas Gray: Containing His Poems, and Correspondence ..., Volume 1

Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pages
...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...grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to These the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing...
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The Oriental Voyager: Or, Descriptive Sketches and Cursory Remarks, on a ...

James Johnson - Voyages and travels - 1807 - 430 pages
...common father, who was to restore tranquillity and prosperity to this distracted country ! The boa't of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hoar, The paths of glory lead but to the grave! This great statesman and general died at the village...
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