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 - Seite 12herausgegeben von - 1833Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas Percy - 1846 - 402 Seiten
...reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : But their strong nerves at last must yicld; They tame but one another still. Early or late They...purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actious of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...state, Are shadows, not substantial thing* ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands power to choose, But they no charter to refuse. Hence...ought to take that course As we take you, for better : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
| William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 Seiten
...They tame but one another still ; Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring1 breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death....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... | |
| 1851 - 316 Seiten
...Early or late They stoop to fate, And must gire up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captive*, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow ;...deeds : Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor-Tictim bleeds ; All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet... | |
| William Goodman - 1847 - 376 Seiten
...they, pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, ' . .' ' /• .,.— i>•• Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; , •. ,•...purple altar now, See where the victor victim bleeds i " .' «.!(.:..'•• All heads must come To the cold tomb, •'•;. . • 'I i. . Only the actions... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 Seiten
...When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more vour erience do attain To something like prophetic strain. These pleasures, Melancholy : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
| Octavius Winslow - 1848 - 170 Seiten
...state Are shadows, not substantial tilings ; There is no armour against 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... | |
| 1848 - 602 Seiten
...They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their conquering breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death....deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now. See where the victor-victim bleeds ! All heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions nf the just Smell street... | |
| William Parsons Lunt - 1848 - 146 Seiten
...dust be equal made, The high and mighty with the small, Sceptre and crown with scythe and spade. 3 The garlands wither on your brow; Then boast no more...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,... | |
| Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 Seiten
...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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