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 159by R T. Linnington - 1833 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
| 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... | |
| 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»... | |
| 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:... | |
| 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... | |
| 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.... | |
| 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.... | |
| 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... | |
| 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:... | |
| 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!... | |
| 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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