 | William Hazlitt - 1825 - 600 strani
...homely joys, and destiny obseure ; Nor grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and simple ;nmaK te ; As if it sigh'd with eaeh man's eare For being so remote ; Think how the fault, If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle, and fretted... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1826 - 190 strani
...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...but to 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... | |
 | John White (A.M.) - 1826 - 340 strani
...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...to the grave ! Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory o'er their tombs no trophies raise, Where, through the long-drawn aisle and fretted... | |
 | John Johnstone - 1827 - 596 strani
...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...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... | |
 | Jonathan Barber - 1828 - 266 strani
...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...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 fretted... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 282 strani
...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...to 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... | |
 | George Merriam - 1828 - 286 strani
...Their homely joys, and destiny obscure : Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short aud simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry,...to 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 fietted... | |
 | William Scott - 1829 - 420 strani
...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...you, ye proud, impute to these a fault,, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies raise, Where through the long drawn aisle and fretted vault, The pealing... | |
 | Marie-Joseph Chénier - 1829 - 484 strani
...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...but to 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... | |
 | John Pierpont - 1829 - 290 strani
...useful toil, Their homely joys and destiny obscure ; Nor Grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, Thr short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...wealth e'er gave, Await, alike, the inevitable hour j — The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If memory... | |
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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. 
