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" And must give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now,... "
The rhetorical speaker and poetical class book - Page 159
by R T. Linnington - 1833 - 120 pages
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The British Muse: Or, A Collection of Thoughts, Moral, Natural, and Sublime ...

Thomas Hayward - English poetry - 1737 - 334 pages
...They tame but one another Hill : Early or late, They ftoop to fate, And muft give up their rrmrm'ring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more your mighty deeds ¿ Upon deatii's purple altar now, See where the viftor viftim...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 35

Early English newspapers - 1765 - 692 pages
...laft muß yield Vhey tame but one another ftill. Early or late They (loop to fate, And muft give op their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands, wither on your brow, Then boaft no more your mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now Stt where the viOor «¡aim bleed»...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry:: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

Ballads, English - 1765 - 382 pages
...but one another ftill. Early or late They ftoop to fate, And muft give up their murmuring breath, ij When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more your mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now See where the viftor viftim bleeds:...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1765 - 406 pages
...but one another Hill. Early or late They ftoop to fate, And muft give up their murmuring breath, j'j When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more your mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now See where the vidtor viftim bleeds...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - English poetry - 1790 - 346 pages
...nerves at laft muft yield; They tame but one another ftill. Early or late, They ftoop to fate, And muft give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives,...creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more your mighty deeds; Upon death's purple altar now, See where the viftor vidlim bleeds....
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Specimens of the early English poets [ed. by G. Ellis.]. To which ..., Volume 3

English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...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,...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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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...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,...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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Selection of Poems ...

Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...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 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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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ...

George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
...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,...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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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry: Consisting of Old Heroic ..., Volume 1

Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 518 pages
...nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still. Early or late They $toop to fate, t. v And And must give up their murmuring breath, When they...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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