Verbal Ability - Selecting Words - Discussion

I agree with joseph.. poets imagination will be different, they wont go with english grammer.. According to me correct answer should be "straight".

Yea, the answer should either be 'straight' or 'directly' i cannot agree with answer given above.

Anyway we have to accept it since 'but' is used in the actual poem.

Straight or directly sounds proper,either 1 of it should be correct...

Hey guys don't get baffled.
Answer is "but", which we can use to differentiate two opinions and two statements.
In the the question Paths of glory is different from To the grave.
Hope you guys got my point?

There is no meaning in this answer (but).

Poets will b Poets.. for them grammer doesn't matter at all ...

People who support "but" as answer. Please provide justification. But not through poems.

But will come because both "grave & glory" have opposite mean, so but will come.

It is a proverb :

The paths of glory means whatever we have gained in our life, like wealth, prestige, money, everything. All these things have a very little sustenance in our life. Nothing lasts forever. We are not going to take all these things to our grave. We even do not take a drop from our treasure to the grave. We have to go alone to our grave.

So if that is the truth, then why we are becoming selfish and possessive in life. Why don't we share our wealth with those who are not that fortunate? We have to share our bits with those who needs it. Everything we achieve in this world is given by Him. Like that we also have to give something to the world.

Never brag of your fortune as we don't know when it will perish. You have only one life to live. So share, care and be happy.

Hey friends! Why so much confusion?

Here but is an adverb meaning only. It means the paths of glory lead only to the grave.

Similar example - I went there but once.

Hope you understood.