The paths of glory lead but to the grave. — Thomas Gray · Skopia

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The paths of glory lead but to the grave.

Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard · 1751

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Gray, Thomas. "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard." Elegy Written In Country Churchyard and Other Poems. Penguin Classics, 2009.

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Gray, Thomas. Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard. London: Robert Dodsley, 1751.

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