 ... 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. The...  The every-day book: or The guide to the year - Seite 715von William Hone - 1859Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1807 - 308 Seiten
...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...: All heads must come To the cold tom.b, Only the aflions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. SONG. BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE, CRABBED Age... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 Seiten
...often sung to me. " The glories of eur birth and state/' &c. and therein also the fine lines, " Your heads must come To the cold tomb! Only the actions of the just imell sv.-eet, and blossom in their dust." * ART. XIII. The First Four Books of Argil's JEneis, translated... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 Seiten
...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...actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust Percy's Reliquet. AN INSCRIPTION. STRANGER, that, with careless feet, Wand'resl near this green retreat,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 Seiten
...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...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. SAB TNG TON. TO THE SUN. FPHOU art return'd, great Light, to that blest hour *- In which I first, by... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 Seiten
...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 the just Smell sweet, and blossom... | |
 | 1819 - 394 Seiten
...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...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust.* SONG XI. BY DR. DALTON.-| NOR on beds of fading flowers, Shedding soon their gaudy pride ; Nor with... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1814 - 692 Seiten
...Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds 1 Your heads must come To the coM tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. We have seen announced a complete edition of his work*, and scarcely know any writer more deserving... | |
 | Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 Seiten
...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 just, Smell sweet,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 476 Seiten
...often sung to me. " The glories of our birth and state," &c. and therein also the fine lines, " Your heads must come To the cold tomb ! Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust."* ART. CLXIII. Pleasure's Vision; with Desert's Complaint : and a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 Seiten
...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...actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom, in the dot. §110. Song. SMOLLITT. To fix her, 'twere a task as rain To count the April drops of rain, To... | |
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