 How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke! Let not Ambition mock their 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 heraldry, the pomp of power,...  The Continental First[-fifth] Reader - Seite 344von William A. Campbell - 1890Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | William Scott - 1817 - 416 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke .' Let not ambition...Await, alike the inevitable hour: . % The paths of gJory lead — but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these a fault, If mem'ry o'er their tomb... | |
 | Thomas Gray, William Mason - 1820 - 548 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...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 th' inevitable hour. The paths of... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 196 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke: How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...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 ih' inevitable hour: The paths of... | |
 | John Aikin - 1821 - 358 Seiten
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a-field ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1821 - 192 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...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 Hi' inevitable hour: The paths of... | |
 | 1822 - 418 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not ambition...gave, Await alike the inevitable hour, — -. The jiaths of glory lead but to the grave. Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If mem'ry o'er... | |
 | William Enfield - 1823 - 412 Seiten
...Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bow'd the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition...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 th' inevitable hour, The paths of... | |
 | William Collins, Thomas Gray, James Beattie, George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1824 - 478 Seiten
...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 heraldry, the pomp of power, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : — The paths... | |
 | William Oxberry - 1824 - 402 Seiten
...useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; Nor grandeur hear « ith a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r, And all 'hat beauty, all that wealth e'er gave. Await alike th' inevitable hour, The paths of... | |
 | Thomas Gray - 1825 - 346 Seiten
...yield, 25 Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke : How jocund did they drive their team afield ! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke ! Let not Ambition mock their useful toil, Their homely joys, and destiny obscure ; 30 Nor Grandeur hear with a disdainful smile The short and... | |
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