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" How bow'd 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 Literature and the Literary Men of Great Britain and Ireland - Page 339
by Abraham Mills - 1851
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Select British Poets: Containing the Works of Goldsmith, Thomson, Gray ...

Thomas F. Walker - 1830 - 256 pages
...furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a-fleld ! 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, c*er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths...
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The Poetic Reader: Containing Selections from the Most Approved Authors ...

Joseph Emerson - 1832 - 122 pages
...Tbat heaven may be one Sabbath without end. 50 But now his steps a welcome sound recalls ; 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, Solemn, the knell from yonder ancient pile Fills...
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Poetic gems: partly original; but chiefly selected from the best authors: by ...

Samuel BLACKBURN - 1833 - 254 pages
...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 power, And all that beauty, all that wealth, e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour, — The paths...
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An Exposure of the Spy System Pursued in Glasgow, During the Years 1816-17 ...

Peter Mackenzie - 1833 - 252 pages
...useful toil, Tbeir homely joys and destiny obscure, Nor grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile, The short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of...: 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 raise, Where through...
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An Essay on Elocution: Designed for the Use of Schools and Private Learners

Samuel Kirkham - 1834 - 360 pages
...yield'; Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke'; How jocund0 did they drive their team a-field'! How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke'....of the poor'. The boast of heraldry', the pomp of power', And all that beauty', all that wealth' . . e'er3 gave', Await', alike', the inevitable hour';...
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Selections from the British Poets, Volume 1

Fitz-Greene Halleck - 1840 - 372 pages
...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...alike the inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead but to the grave. Nolfyou, ye proud, impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tombs no trophies...
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The book of poetry [ed. by B.G. Johns].

Book - 1841 - 164 pages
...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 pow'r, And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave, Await alike th' inevitable hour : The paths...
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A System of Elocution: With Special Reference to Gesture, to the Treatment ...

Andrew Comstock - 1841 - 410 pages
...toil, | Their homely joys, and destiny obscure' ; | Nor grandeur hear, with a disdainful smile', | The short, and simple annals of the poor,. | The boast...inevitable hour, — | The paths of glory ,, lead , but to the Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault,, \ If mem'ry o'er their tomb no trophies...
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Readings in poetry: a selection from the best English poets, from Spenser to ...

Readings - 1843 - 466 pages
...short and simple annals of the poor. The boast of heraldry 3 , 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 vou, ye proud! impute to these the fault, If Memory o'er their tomb no trophies 9 raise, Where through...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 2

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 738 pages
...yield, Their furrow oft the stubborn glebe has broke ; How jocund did they drive their team a-field! bers leaU 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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