| Peter Mackenzie - 1833 - 350 trang
...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, 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... | |
| sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1835 - 1056 trang
...witness the degradation of France. " The boast of chivalry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable...— The paths of glory lead but to the grave ! " The Old Guard halted at Rippail, near the spot where Bessieres had been slain the day before the battle... | |
| 1835 - 616 trang
...Simplicity of Character. .,,, B. STANZAS. " 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." And more— the lyre of genius, must be swept By the unfeeling touch of death's... | |
| Jonathan Barber - 1836 - 404 trang
...Their homely joys, and destiny obscure; 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. Where, thro' the long-drawn aisle, and fretted vault, The pealing anthem swells the... | |
| 1837 - 580 trang
...reminded that ' The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth ere gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave ;' the rich, full notes of the organ, softened by the voices of the juvenile choir, are echoed through the... | |
| 1837 - 578 trang
...reminded that ' The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth ere gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave ;' the rich, full notes of the organ, sofiened by the voices of the juvenile choir, are echoed through the... | |
| 1837 - 594 trang
...reminded that ' The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth ere gav Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave ;' the rich, full notes of the organ, softened by the voices of the juvenile choir, are echoed through the... | |
| Henry Pidgeon - 1837 - 264 trang
...building, although of modern date, contains several tasteful memorials which indicate, " All that virtue, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave." Among these may be mentioned a large panelled tablet, having a bust of the deceased... | |
| George Palmer Putnam, Author of An introduction and index to general history - 1838 - 302 trang
...reminded that ' The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all lhat wealth ere gave, Await alike the inevitable hour — The paths of glory lead but to the grave ;' the rich, full notes of the organ, softened by the voices of the juvenile choir, are echoed through the... | |
| Henry Marlen - 1838 - 342 trang
...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... | |
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