 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 the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave.  The Beauties of English Poesy - Page 54by Oliver Goldsmith - 1767 - 12 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Enfield - Elocution - 1827 - 412 pages
...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 you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their tombs no trophies raise, Where through the long drawn aisle,... | |
 | George Merriam - Readers - 1828 - 292 pages
...power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud ! impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where, through the long-drawn aisle,,... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 264 pages
...pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave, Await, alike, the inevitable hour: — The paths of glory lead but to the 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... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the', inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o' er their tomb no trophies raise , Where through the long-drawn aisle... | |
 | John Pierpont - Readers - 1829 - 290 pages
...power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, the inevitable hour j — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory 'o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where, through the long-drawn aisle,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...boiist of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the leaves all their dry walks in other countries very unpleasant and uneasy. The other cannot h these the fanlt If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | George Barrell Cheever - American poetry - 1830 - 516 pages
...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 you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, . Where through the long-drawn aisle... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - English poetry - 1830 - 256 pages
...power, And all that beauty, all that wealth, c*er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud ! impute to these the fault, If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where, thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...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 you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn aisle, and... | |
 | Peter Mackenzie - 1833 - 350 pages
...pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead —but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long drawn aisle and... | |
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