 | 1842 - 92 páginas
...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...creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, They boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon Death's purple altar now, See where the victor-victim bleeds... | |
 | Eliza Robbins - 1842 - 352 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | William Goodman - 1844 - 378 páginas
...field, And plant the laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tume but one another still. Early or late They stoop to...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... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1844 - 400 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 páginas
...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...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;... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 188 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 514 páginas
...but one another still : Early or late They sioop to fate, And must give up their, murmuring hrenth. 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... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1845 - 490 páginas
...laurels where they kill ;3 But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still.4 Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up...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... | |
 | 1846 - 436 páginas
...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...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 páginas
...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...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... | |
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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,... 
