 | George Merriam - 1828 - 292 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, 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... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 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 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... | |
 | 1829 - 38 Seiten
...falling on the leading caesura : " 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." GRAY. It is remarkable that these instances are mostly found in words derived from... | |
 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 Seiten
...ancient veins, ere heraldry began. Id. 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. Gray'* Elegy. Pluck the others, but still remember Their Herald out of dim December—-... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 Seiten
...followed these victories? 14. In what light might the events of this war be considered ? SECTION XIII. " The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all...alike the inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead but to the grave." — GRAY. G. Enthu'siasm, a. heat of the imagina- I 9. Predilec'tion, s. prepossession... | |
 | Philip Koch - 1994 - 400 Seiten
...universally known, this is the one.") A few lines may serve to give the tone of Gray's pensive solitude: The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave Awaits alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Full many a gem... | |
 | Austin L. Sorenson - 1994 - 268 Seiten
...epitaph to the departed glory of Babylon: The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, All that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave Await alike the inevitable hour: The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Leonard Cottrell's comment is worthy of note: Nebuchadnezzar is only a name in the... | |
 | Carl R. Woodring, James Shapiro - 1995 - 936 Seiten
...destiny obscure; 30 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. Awaits alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye... | |
 | William Harmon - 1998 - 386 Seiten
...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, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour. The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 Seiten
...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, Awaits alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of glory lead but to the grave. 4292 Elegy Written... | |
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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. 
