 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,...  The Richmond County Mirror - Pàgina 901839Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pàgines
...must give up their 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 now, S«e where the victor-victim bleeds. Your heads must come To the" cold tomb ; Only the actions of the... | |
 | George Ellis - 1803 - 474 pàgines
...must give up their 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 now See where the victor-victim bleeds ! Your heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the... | |
 | 1806 - 688 pàgines
...And must give up their 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 now See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the acUoiu of tue just... | |
 | 1807 - 308 pàgines
...And must give up their murmuring breatl), 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 See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tom.b, Only the aflions of the... | |
 | 1808 - 506 pàgines
...must give up their murm'ring 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 See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pàgines
...must give up their 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 now, See where the victor victim bleeds. .All heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pàgines
...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 mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : 20 All heads must come . To the cold tomb, Only the actions of... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pàgines
...And must give up their murm'ring breath, When the pale captive creeps to death. The laurel withers on your brow, 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... | |
 | Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 pàgines
...And must give up their murm'ring breath, When the pale captive creeps to death. The laurel withers on your brow, 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... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pàgines
...must give up their 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 now See where the victor victim bleeds. All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the... | |
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