 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pàgines
...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 garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now, See where the victor victim bleeds.... | |
 | 1812 - 712 pàgines
...Englifh language, than the little Poem of Shirley, of which the following is the concluding ftanza. " The garlands wither on your brow ! - • • Then boaft no more your mighty dc*ds. Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleed!. Your heads mull come To the... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pàgines
...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 garlands wither on your brow; Then boast no more your mighty deeds : Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds.... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pàgines
...tame hut 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 garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds : Upon death's purple altar now, See where the victor-victim bleeds... | |
 | 1817 - 494 pàgines
...but one another still. Early OF late, 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 more your mighty deeds : Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds;... | |
 | John Evans - 1817 - 610 pàgines
...328 ORDER OF THE GARTER. Early or late 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 more your mighty deeds ; Upon DEATH'S purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds... | |
 | 1828 - 454 pàgines
...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 garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar, now, See where the victor victim bleeds... | |
 | John Bowdler - 1821 - 510 pàgines
...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 garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds :... | |
 | 1822 - 792 pàgines
...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 garlands wither on your brow; , Then boast no more your mighty deeds : Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pàgines
...but one another still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And inus't 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:... | |
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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,... 
