Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.


Dreamthorp: A Book of Essays Written in the Country (ed. 1863)

Alexander Smith Quotes

Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.

Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.

Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.

Fame is but an inscription on a grave, and glory the melancholy blazon on a coffin lid.