So may glory from defect arise.

So may glory from defect arise.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

To the ashes of the dead glory comes too late.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.

Glory paid to our ashes comes too late.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

Those glories come too late
That on our ashes wait.

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit read more

True glory takes root, and even spreads; all false pretences, like flowers, fall to the ground; nor can any counterfeit last long.

The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any read more

The paths of glory at least lead to the grave, but the paths of duty may not get you any where.

Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at
the wheels of her glittering car.
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Glory drags all men along, low as well as high, bound captive at
the wheels of her glittering car.
[Lat., Fulgente trahit constrictos Gloria curru
Non minus ignotos generosis.]

Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of read more

Sound, sound the clarion, fill the fife!
To all the sensual world proclaim,
One crowded hour of glorious life
Is worth an age without a name.