 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...  Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson - Page 617by Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 772 pagesFull view - About this book
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon Death's purple altar now... | |
 | 1839 - 1092 pages
...the poor crooked icy the and spade, •• Some men with swords may reap the field. And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...breath , When they, pale captives, creep to death. " The garland* wither on your brow. Then boaxt no more your mighty deeds ; '-,-•' Death's purple... | |
 | 1822 - 792 pages
...With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, • . And plant fresh laurels, where they kill : But their strong nerves...breath, When they — pale captives — creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow; , Then boast no more your mighty deeds : Upon death's purple altar... | |
 | 1824 - 626 pages
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 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...another still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And inus't give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field. And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boasl no more your mighty deeds : Upon Death's purple altar... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords тяу reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no more your mighty deeds t Upon Death's purple altar... | |
 | 1826 - 638 pages
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 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...They stoop to fate. And must give up their murmuring breathy Vr'hca they pate captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your hrow, Then boast no more... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at...murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no more your mighty deeds : Upon Death's purple altar... | |
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