 | Thomas Curtis - 1829 - 806 pages
...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—-... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 pages
...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1831 - 542 pages
...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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1831 - 294 pages
...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... | |
 | Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pages
...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, Solemn, the knell from yonder ancient pile Fills all the air. inspiring joyful awe ; The... | |
 | Austin L. Sorenson - 1994 - 268 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | John McRae - 1998 - 172 pages
...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. I Notice that... | |
 | William Harmon - 1998 - 386 pages
...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... | |
 | Leland Ryken, James C. Wilhoit, Tremper Longman III - 2010 - 1086 pages
...any obstacle, but in death they meet their match. As the eighteenth-century poet Thomas Gray wrote, "The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike the inevitable hour; The paths of glory lead but to the grave" (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. 
