 Await alike th' 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 raise, Where through the long-drawn aisle and fretted vault The pealing anthem swells the note...  Specimens of the British poets - Pagina 189door British poets - 1809Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Thomas Gray - 1804 - 224 pagina’s
...its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of Death ? Perhaps in this neglected...that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of Time did... | |
 | William Enfield - 1804 - 418 pagina’s
...its mansion call the fleeting breath ; Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of Death ? Perhaps in this neglected...the rod of empire might have sway'd , Or wak'd to ecstacy the Jiving lyre. But Knowledge to their eyes her ample page , Rich with the spoils of Time... | |
 | 1806 - 408 pagina’s
...praise. Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe...that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to extasy the Jiving lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time, did... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 248 pagina’s
...praise. Can stoned urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ; Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe...of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial 6re; Hands that tlie rod of empire might have sway'd. Or wak'd... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1807 - 728 pagina’s
...praise. Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or Flatt'ry soothe...that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to extasy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did... | |
 | William Enfield - 1808 - 434 pagina’s
...mansion call the fleeting breath ? , , Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of Death ? Perhaps in this neglected...that the rod of empire might have sway'd. Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did... | |
 | English poetry - 1809 - 308 pagina’s
...praise. Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry soothe...that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page Rich with the spoils of time did... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1809 - 604 pagina’s
...no trophies raise. Where thro' thclong-drawnisleand fretted vault. The IBM I i 1 1 • anthem swejls an can : Beware of sootlj thu dull cold ear of death ? 20 BOOK I. IVrhaps in this neglected spot is laid Jionic heart... | |
 | Poetical selections - 1811 - 324 pagina’s
...praise. Can storied urn or animated bust Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry soothe...of death ? Perhaps in this neglected spot is laid Some heart once pregnant with celestial fire! Hands that the rod of empire might have svvay'd, Or wak'd... | |
 | Elegant poems - 1814 - 132 pagina’s
...its mansion call the fleeting breath ? Can honour's voice provoke the silent dust, Or flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of death ? Perhaps in this neglected...that the rod of empire might have sway'd, Or wak'd to ecstacy the living lyre. But knowledge to their eyes her ample page, Rich with the spoils of time,... | |
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