 | Peter Mackenzie - 1833 - 252 pages
...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 yon, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1835 - 1056 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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 pages
...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... | |
 | Henry Pidgeon - 1837 - 264 pages
...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... | |
 | 1837 - 594 pages
...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... | |
 | George Palmer Putnam, Author of An introduction and index to general history - 1838 - 302 pages
...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 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... | |
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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. 
