 Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal 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 last must yield ; They tame but one...  The Quarterly Review - Page 12edited by - 1833Full view - About this book
 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...their 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 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... | |
 | 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 now See where the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the rold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...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 now See where the victor victim bleeds: All hf ads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
 | 1826 - 404 pages
...murnrjring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then hoast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomh, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...state Are shadows, not substantial things ; Here is no armour against fate . Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...Death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bl ceils: All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1830 - 330 pages
...for how must such affecting and sublime images as these have been felt by him to his inmost heart: The garlands wither on your brow! Then boast no more...deeds! Upon Death's purple altar now See where the Victor-victim bleeds! * The music of Coleman was published by Henry Laws in 1669 , in a book entitled,... | |
 | William Lisle Bowles - 1830 - 332 pages
...for how must such affecting and sublime images as these have been felt by him to his inmost heart : The garlands wither on your brow ! Then boast no more...deeds ! Upon Death's purple altar now See where the Victor-victim bleeds ! * The music of Coleman was published by Henry Laws in 1669 in a book entitled,... | |
 | Health - 1830 - 336 pages
...murmuring hreath v When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, They boast no more your mighty deeds. Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor's victims bleed. All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet,... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 pages
...scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, [kill; And plant fresh laurels where they But their strong nerves at last must yield — They...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... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 pages
...They tame but one another still : Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murm'ring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : All hands must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
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