 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...  Nugae Literariae: Prose and Verse - Page 34by Richard Winter Hamilton - 1841 - 585 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hone - 1837 - 954 pages
...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 t Upon Death's purple altar DOW See where the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the cold... | |
 | mme. Brendlah - 1838 - 260 pages
...their relatives in prison. He pressed her hand, and thus began. CHAPTER XV. THE HOWARD OF HOLLAND. All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. — SHIRLEY. " OUR mother's uncle was the Howard of Holland.... | |
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...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...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 just Smell sweet... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...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 t Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the cold... | |
 | William Carleton - Irish fiction - 1839 - 228 pages
...They now sleep in the same grave — for as the old poet well sings^— *•.*•• . ••. " All heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust." Never was the exquisite beauty of the closing thought, in... | |
 | English poetry - 1840 - 372 pages
...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...must come To the cold tomb. Only the actions of the just Are sweet, and blossom in the dust. WILLIAM STRODE. 1600-1644. WHEN whispering strains do softly... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - Great Britain - 1840 - 370 pages
...III. Then happy, low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown ! King Henry IV. Part II. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more...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 just Smell sweet... | |
 | Henry William Herbert, Horace Smith - Great Britain - 1840 - 1020 pages
...III. Then happy, low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the bead that wears a crown ! King Henry IV. Part II. Tbe garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your...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 just Smell sweet... | |
 | Anna Eliza Bray - 1841 - 996 pages
...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...altar now, See, where the victor-victim bleeds. Your beads must come To the cold tomb. Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in their dust... | |
 | 1871 - 410 pages
...their descendants, though the hope of their generation, are but puerile and faltering imitations. " The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more...purple altar, now, See where the victor-victim bleeds. All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the ashes of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust."... | |
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