 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.  the english anthology - Page 89by T AGERTON - 1794Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1773 - 394 pages
...their fturdy ftroke ! Let not Ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely joys and deftiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The fhort...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... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 260 pages
...tremefecit humum ! Ne Let not ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The fhort...wealth e'er gave, 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... | |
 | Robert Lloyd - 1774 - 264 pages
...Their homely joys, and dcftiny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The fhort and Ample annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp...wealth e'er gave, 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... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1775 - 168 pages
...Their -homely joys, and deftiny obfcure-; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile, The fliort aid fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry,...wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The path of glory leads but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Memory o'er... | |
 | William Giles (didactic writer) - 1775 - 336 pages
...their fturdy ftroke ! Let not ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear with, a difdainful fmile The fhort...annals of the 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... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1779 - 456 pages
...mock their ufeful toil, Thrfr homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdaiuful fmile, The fhort and 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. The paths of... | |
 | English periodicals - 1781 - 512 pages
...their fturdy ftroko ! Let not ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear, with a difdainful fmile; The fhort...of the poor. . The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'fi gavfi> Await alike th' inevitabje hour : The paths... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear, with a difdainful fmile, The 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... | |
 | 1782 - 500 pages
...mock their ufeful toil, Their homely joys, and deftiuy obfcure; Nor Grandeur hear, with a dilUainful fmile, The fhort and 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; The paths of... | |
 | John Young - 1783 - 124 pages
...fturdy ftroke ! VIII. Let not Ambition mock their ufeful toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear, with a difdainful fmile, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. IX. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await... | |
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