Careful Words

inglorious (adj.)

The inglorious arts of peace.

Andrew Marvell (1620-1678): Upon Cromwell's return from Ireland.

Some village Hampden, that with dauntless breast

The little tyrant of his fields withstood,

Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest,

Some Cromwell guiltless of his country's blood.

Thomas Gray (1716-1771): Elegy in a Country Churchyard. Stanza 15.