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" Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives,... "
Reliques of ancient English poetry, by T. Percy. Repr. entire from the ... - Page 217
by English poetry - 1858
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The Illustrated Book of Christian Ballads and Other Poems, Volume 6

Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 pages
...tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic ..., Volume 1

Thomas Percy - 1844 - 400 pages
...tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the...
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The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the ..., Volume 2

William Goodman - 1844 - 378 pages
...tume but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives creep to death. The garlands...purple altar now, > See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the...
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The universal class-book: a ser. of reading lessons

Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...but one another still. , Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to Death. " The garlands...deeds : Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds; All heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet...
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The Guide to Knowledge, Or Repertory of Facts: Forming a Complete Library of ...

Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 pages
...but one another still : Early or late They sioop to fate, And must give up their, murmuring hrenth. When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands...deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds; All heads must come To tlie cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet...
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Historical Memoir of a Mission to the Court of Vienna in 1806

Sir Robert Adair - 1844 - 552 pages
...first-rate talents.' Cependant tout ce qu'ils ont fait, tout ce * Speech on Mr. Fox's India Bill. f " The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds ! Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust." The above lines of Shirley point...
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Cyclopædia of English Literature: A History, Critical and ..., Volume 1

Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 pages
...but one another still ; Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, ness ; And all the spring-time of the year It loved only to be there. Among the beds of lilies vour mighty d«*l- : Upon Death's purple altar, now, See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads...
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The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the ..., Volume 2

William Goodman - 1845 - 440 pages
...turne but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives creep to death. The garlands...purple altar now. See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the...
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Studies in English poetry [an anthology] with biogr. sketches and notes by J ...

Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...but one another still.4 Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands...deeds ! Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds ! Your heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet,5...
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The Methodist new connexion magazine and evangelical repository, Volume 79

1876 - 818 pages
...and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. " The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no more...purple altar, now, See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the...
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