 | English literature - 1815 - 1008 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy, (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known,) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat...poem to the glory of beating the French tomorrow." By Admiral Knowles Mr Robison was It was probably very fortunate, however, for Mr Robison, that he... | |
 | Science - 1816 - 528 pages
...the whole of Gray-s Elegy (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat...came, and the life of this illustrious soldier was terminated, amid the tears of his friends and the shouts of his victorious army. Quebec fell of course... | |
 | Thomas Thomson - Agriculture - 1816 - 528 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat...came, and the life of this illustrious soldier, was terminated, amid the tears of his friends and the shouts of his victorious army. Quebec fell of course... | |
 | John Playfait - 1822 - 550 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat...came, and the life of this illustrious soldier was terminated, amid the tears of his friends, and the shouts of his victorious army. Quebec fell of course... | |
 | John Playfair - Science - 1822 - 552 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat;...came, and the life of this illustrious soldier was terminated, amid the tears of his friends, and the shouts of his victorious army. Quebec fell of course... | |
 | Gilbert Wakefield, Henry Mackenzie - Classical literature - 1822 - 614 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat...poem to the glory of beating the French to-morrow.' " —Plaiifair's Works, Life of Robison, vol. IV. p. 126-7stance, I can faintly describe his sainted... | |
 | William Beloe, Thomas Fanshaw Middleton, William Rowe Lyall, Robert Nares - Books - 1823 - 700 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy, (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat; adding, as be concluded, that " he would prefer being the author of that poem to the glory of beating the French... | |
 | Soldier - 1824 - 518 pages
...Elegy, (which had recently appeared, and was yet but little known) to an officer who sat with him at the stern of the boat; adding, as he concluded, that...came; and the life of this illustrious soldier was gloriously terminated, amidst the tears of his friends, and the shouts of his victorious army. SAGACITY... | |
 | Alexander Bower - 1830 - 458 pages
...repeated to an officer sitting next to him Gray's Elegy, which had been lately published, and added, " That he would prefer being the author of that poem to the glory of beating the French to-morrow."* So that, it would appear, this much lamented military commander * This anecdote of General Wolfe may... | |
 | English periodicals - 1832 - 524 pages
...the whole of Gray's Elegy, (which had appeared not long before, and was yet but little known,) to an officer who sat with him in the stern of the boat,...French to-morrow. To-morrow came, and the life of that ilhistrious soldier was terminated amidst the tears of his friends and the shouts of his victorious... | |
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The boast of heraldry, 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. 
