A Boat Against the Current

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Showing posts with label Thomas Gray. Show all posts

Showing posts with label Thomas Gray. Show all posts

Friday, February 18, 2011

Quote of the Day (Thomas Gray, on the “Inevitable Hour” of the Grave)

“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 ...

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