 | 492 pages
...murmuring breath, When they pal* captives yield to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon Death's purple Altar...victor victim bleeds ! All heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet* and blossom in the dust. THE LARK. ' Tis the LARK,... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pages
...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...victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb,— Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. TO MRS. .— J, Bawdier,... | |
 | 1822 - 792 pages
...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...victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the jnst Smelj sweet, and blos,som in the dust. JAMKS SIIIRLRV,— Died... | |
 | 1822 - 796 pages
...garlands wither on yonr brow; Then boast no more your mighty deeds: Upon death's purple altar uo\v 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 dust. JAMKS SHIRLEY,— Died 1660.... | |
 | 1824 - 626 pages
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 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast pass, Grie@ / tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. If it be really true that... | |
 | Vicesimus Knox - 1825 - 404 pages
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 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...murmuring breathy Vr'hca they pate captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your hrow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar...victor victim bleeds-: All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust'. SELECTED FROM COKDER'S POEMI.... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boost no more your mighty deeds! Upon Death's purple altar...the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the rold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. If it be really true... | |
 | 1826 - 638 pages
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... 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, creep to death.... 
