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Quotation from Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard by Thomas Gray
“The Boast of Heraldry, the Pomp of Pow'r, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable Hour. The Paths of Glory lead but to the Grave.”
Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 9, lines 33-36 (1751 first edition)
The poem's central statement of death's levelling of every worldly distinction.
Citation: "The Boast of Heraldry, the Pomp of Pow'r, And all that Beauty, all that Wealth e'er gave, Awaits alike th' inevitable Hour. The Paths of Glory lead but to the Grave." — Thomas Gray, Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, Stanza 9, lines 33-36 (1751 first edition). (id elegy-written-in-a-country-churchyard-q3)
Portrait: Richard Bentley Elegy header, Bentley, Richard, Public domain.
