 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
 | West Church (Boston, Mass.) - 1849 - 572 pages
...high and mighty with the small, Sceptre and crown with scythe and spade. 3 The laurel withers on our brow ; Then boast no more your mighty deeds : Upon...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds ! 4 All heads must come to the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Preserve in death a rich perfume,... | |
 | 1851 - 496 pages
...state, Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown, Must tumble down, And...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... | |
 | Christian poets - 1851 - 470 pages
...state, Are shadows, not substantial things : There is no armour agninst fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...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... | |
 | 1851 - 558 pages
...; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings ; • Sceptre and crown Mast tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the...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... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 pages
...They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to_death. The garlands wither on your brow — Then boast no...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,... | |
 | 1851 - 608 pages
...And must give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to deatk The garlands witlter on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds;...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds. All heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the action» of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
 | David Rubadiri - 1989 - 132 pages
...must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate. And must give up the murmuring breath When they, pale captives, creep to...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... | |
 | R. R. Agrawal - 1990 - 316 pages
...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.46 The concluding lines refer to the inevitability of death: The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the cold tomb.46 Similarly, a fine philosophical song, "My Mind to Me a Kingdom... | |
 | Mike Royston - 1998 - 246 pages
...but one another still: Early or late They stoop to Fate, And must give up their murmuring breath 15 When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands...deeds! Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds; 20 Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the just Smell... | |
 | Nahdjla Carasco Bailey - 2014 - 132 pages
...strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still; Early or late They stoop to fate, is And must give up their murmuring breath When they,...more your mighty deeds; Upon Death's purple altar now 20 See where the victor- victim bleeds: Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of... | |
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