 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
 | Agostino Isola - English poetry - 1784 - 140 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 and fimple annals of the poor. The Di que' duri olmi a l' ombra, e di quel taffo, Ve s' alzan molte polverofe glebe, Dorme per fempre,... | |
 | John Walter - 1785 - 258 pages
...their fturdy ftroke I 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... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...their ufeful Toil, Their.homely Joys, and Deftiny obfcufe ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdainful Smile, The fhort and fimple Annals of the Poor. The Boaft...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a difdainful fmile The fhort and fimplc 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... | |
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1785 - 460 pages
...obfcure ; Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful liuile, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The bpaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty,...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... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 544 pages
...the reaper. V. 29. 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 : The pleonafm and periffology, have been already difcriminated as bearing, one a good fenfe, the other a... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...their ufeful toil, Their homely joys, and deRiny obfcure ; Nor Grandeur hear, with a difdainful fmite, The fhort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r Ar.d all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gate, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The p.:thi of glory... | |
 | John Scott, John Hoole - English poetry - 1785 - 492 pages
...drawn, than this of ' Grandeur fmiling difdain' fully at the annals of the poor.' - ^ • 33' ^*ne boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Awaits * alike the inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. This ftanza... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1786 - 210 pages
...toil, Their homely joys, and deftiny obfcure Nor grandeur hear with a difdainful frnile, The fliort 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... | |
 | William Scott - Elocution - 1789 - 416 pages
...Their homely. joys, and deftiny obfcure ; Mor grandeur hear, with a difdainful fmile, • The fisort and fimple annals of the poor. The boaft of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And aH that beauty,. all that weafth, e'er gave,-- Await, alike, th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory... | |
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