Ambition has but one reward for all:
A little power, a little transient fame,
A grave to rest in, and a fading name.


"The Queen's Domain", The Queen's Domain, and other Poems (1858).

William Winter Quotes

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame, A grave to rest in, and a fading name.

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame, A grave to rest in, and a fading name.

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame, A grave to rest in, and a fading name.

Ambition has but one reward for all: A little power, a little transient fame, A grave to rest in, and a fading name.