 Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The 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 hour : — The paths of glory lead but to the grave.  The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 54by Oliver Goldsmith - 1767Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1778 - 182 pages
...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'... | |
 | Children's poetry, English - 1780 - 226 pages
...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...If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where through the long-drawn ifle and fretted vault. The pealing anthem fwells the note of praife. Can ftoned... | |
 | English poetry - 1781 - 516 pages
...: 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 raife, Where thro* the...fretted vault The pealing anthem fwells the note of praifA Can ftoried urn or animated buft Back to it's manfion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's... | |
 | 1782 - 500 pages
...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 glory lead...grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to Thefe the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where through the long-drawn iflc and fretted vault The pealiag... | |
 | John Young - 1783 - 124 pages
...that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour: The path of glory leads but to the grave. X. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife; Where, through the long-drawn aide and fretted vault, The pealing anthem fwells the note of praife. XI. Can... | |
 | Agostino Isola - English poetry - 1784 - 140 pages
...Qual The bpaft of hefaWry, 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...proud, impute to thefe the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tombs no trophies raife, Where thro' the long-drawn ifle and fretted vault, The pealing anthem fwells-... | |
 | Select lessons - 1785 - 156 pages
...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...Tomb no Trophies raife, Where thro' the long-drawn Me, and fretted Vault The pealing Anthem fwells the Note of Praife. Can ftoried Urn or animated Buft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English poetry - 1785 - 568 pages
...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...If mem'ry o'er their tomb. no trophies raife, Where through the long-drawn aifte and fretted vault, The pealing anthem fwells the note of praife. Can ftoried... | |
 | English poetry - 1785 - 320 pages
...poor. The boafl of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r Ami all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead...Thefe the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their Tomb no Trophies raifc, Where through the long-c'.rawn ifle and fretted vault The pealing anthem fwells the note tjf... | |
 | 1785 - 304 pages
...pow'r Ar.d all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gate, Await alike th' inevitable hour. The p.:thi of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud,...fault, If Mem'ry o'er .their Tomb no Trophies raife, Wheie through the long-drawn ifle and fretted vault The pealing anthem fwells the note of piaife. Cun... | |
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