 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 - Página 901839Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Goodman - 1845 - 440 páginas
...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 actions of the... | |
 | 1846 - 436 páginas
...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 hands must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 páginas
...must give up their murmuring1 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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 páginas
...must give up their murmuring breath. When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither freedom, men having, he says, nothing but 'frail vows' to oppose to the stratagems See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the... | |
 | 1851 - 316 páginas
...must gire up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captive*, 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-Tictim bleeds ; All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the... | |
 | William Goodman - 1847 - 376 páginas
...they, pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, ' . .' ' /• .,.— i>•• Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; , •. ,• '.* Upon death's purple altar now, See where the victor victim bleeds i " .' «.!(.:..'•• All heads must come To the cold tomb, •'•;.... | |
 | Octavius Winslow - 1848 - 170 páginas
...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... | |
 | William Parsons Lunt - 1848 - 68 páginas
...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 your mighty deeds : Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds ! 4 All heads must come to the cold tomb: Only the actions of the... | |
 | 1848 - 602 páginas
...must give up their conquering 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 nf the... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1849 - 578 páginas
...And 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 hands must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the... | |
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