 Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave....  Elegant Extracts - Seite 22herausgegeben von - 1809Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | George Barrell Cheever - 1830 - 516 Seiten
...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...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 and fretted... | |
 | Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 Seiten
...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth, c*er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths...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 fretted vault,... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 Seiten
...their useful toil, Their homeh I destiny obscure ; 30 Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile. The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Solemn, the knell from yonder ancient pile Fills all the air. inspiring joyful awe ; The... | |
 | Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 Seiten
...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...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 fretted vault,... | |
 | Peter Mackenzie - 1833 - 252 Seiten
...useful toil, Tbeir homely joys and destiny obscure, Nor grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...pomp of 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 yon,... | |
 | Peter Mackenzie - 1833 - 350 Seiten
...useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure, Nor grandeur hear, with a disdainful »mile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...pomp of 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,... | |
 | Book - 1841 - 164 Seiten
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...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 fretted... | |
 | George B. Scott - 1842 - 354 Seiten
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; Nor grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. " The boast of...alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave."— GHAT. IT was one of those May mornings, which to fully enjoy, we must be removed... | |
 | Leonor de Almeida Portugal Lorena e Lencastre Alorna (Marquesa de) - 1844 - 298 Seiten
...their useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure, Nor Grandeur hcar with a disdainful smile The short and simple annals of the poor, The boast of...alike th' inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead to the grave. Nor you, ye Proud ! impute to these the fault. If Mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
 | William Collins - 1844 - 324 Seiten
...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...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 and fretted... | |
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