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... Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson - Página 617por Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 772 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| English poets - 1801 - 454 páginas
...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...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... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 474 páginas
...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...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... | |
| 1806 - 688 páginas
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords my reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...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... | |
| 1807 - 308 páginas
...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...They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breatl), When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more... | |
| 1808 - 506 páginas
...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...or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murm'ring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 páginas
...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...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... | |
| 1819 - 394 páginas
...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...or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murm'ring breath, When the pale captive creeps to death. The laurel withers on your brow, Then boast... | |
| Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 páginas
...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...or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murm'ring breath, When the pale captive creeps to death. The laurel withers on your brow, Then boast... | |
| Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 páginas
...made With the poor crooked si the and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field. And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at...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... | |
| 1828 - 454 páginas
...scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill { Bat their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame...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,... | |
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