 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
 | Samuel Johnson - English poetry - 1800 - 542 pages
...pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er i;.r, <.-, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Mcm'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Where through the long-drawn ifle and fretted vault The pealing... | |
 | Apollo - 1800 - 224 pages
...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. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raife. Where through the long-drawn aifte and fretted vault, The... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1800 - 302 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 thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pages
...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 thro' the long-drawn isle, and... | |
 | Thomas Gray - English poetry - 1804 - 224 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 thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | Great Britain - 1804 - 508 pages
...beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' ¡¡inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead buc to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud, impute to thefe the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies mile, Where through the long.drawn aide and fretted vault, The peeling... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1805 - 1054 pages
...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 no trophies raife. Where thro' the long-drawn iflefc fretted vault, The ptjl'ng... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pages
...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 Mern'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where, thro' the long-drawn aisle and... | |
 | English poetry - 1806 - 408 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 Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where thro' the long-drawn isle and fretted... | |
 | Young gentleman - 1807 - 314 pages
...heauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, th ' inevitahle hour; The paths of glory lead hut to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to thefe the...fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raife, Were through the long-drawn aifte and fretted vault, The pealing anthem f .veils the note of praife.... | |
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