“THE PATHS OF GLORY LEAD BUT TO THE GRAVE”
WILLIAM WORDSWORTH QUOTES GRAY’S:
‘ELERGY WRITTEN IN A COUNTRY CHURCHYARD’
WORDSWORTH, WILLIAM. (1770-1850) English Romantic poet. Choice Autograph Quotation Signed, “W. Wordsworth.” One page, oblong octavo. “Rydal Mount” “Sept [em]ber 30th [18]36.” Wordsworth writes: “The paths of glory lead but to the grave. W. Wordsworth.” The above quotation was taken from Thomas Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard.” Extremely fine condition.
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