 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1844 - 692 pages
...laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last murt jit'id, They tame but one another still ; D* x e 1Z ns Ж F ? -4ڝ i6 VzT # T ...n xG ߐ sy `K.ݴ y t V Vɸ Xw, !V. p ; 8 W |p - $ : vour mighty d«*l- : Upon Death's purple altar, now, See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads... | |
 | Sir Robert Adair - Europe - 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...deeds, Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds ! Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust." The above... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 pages
...laurels where they kill ;3 But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still.4 Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up...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 and blossom in... | |
 | William Goodman - Great Britain - 1845 - 440 pages
...laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They turne but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up...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... | |
 | D. H. Rawlinson - Literary Criticism - 1968 - 254 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...your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon Deaths purple Altar now, See where the Victor-victim bleeds, Your heads must come, To the cold Tomb;... | |
 | David Rubadiri - Juvenile Nonfiction - 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...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 and blossom in their... | |
 | R. R. Agrawal - Art - 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...deeds; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the cold tomb.46 Similarly, a fine philosophical song,... | |
 | Edith P. Hazen - Literary Criticism - 1992 - 1172 pages
...Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. (1. 1—8) 2 make Perpetual day; or let this hour be but A year,...a month, a week, a natural day. That Faustus may (1. 14 — 16) 3 Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in their dust. (1. 23—24) ACP;... | |
 | Dale B. J. Randall - Nature - 484 pages
...moving of all responses in our dramatic literature to the wars that had ensnared the English people: The Garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon Deaths purple Altar now, See where the Victor-victim bleeds, Your heads must come, To the cold Tomb,... | |
 | Mike Royston - Education - 1998 - 246 pages
...laurels where they kill: 10 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 15 When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow; Then boast no more your... | |
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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,... 
