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 Presbyterian Magazine - Sivu 471852Koko teos - Tietoja tästä kirjasta
| Thomas Percy - 1844 - 400 sivua
...scythe and spade. 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...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 Goodman - 1844 - 378 sivua
...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...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... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1844 - 692 sivua
...reap the fitli, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last murt jit'id, ave a garden of my own, But so with roses overgrown,...It loved only to be there. Among the beds of lilies vour mighty d«*l- : Upon Death's purple altar, now, See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads... | |
| Sir Robert Adair - 1844 - 552 sivua
...first-rate talents.' Cependant tout ce qu'ils ont fait, tout ce * Speech on Mr. Fox's India Bill. f " The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more...deeds, Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds ! Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust." The above... | |
| D. H. Rawlinson - 1968 - 254 sivua
...sithe and spade. 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...Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up the murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The Garlands wither on your brow, Then... | |
| David Rubadiri - 1989 - 132 sivua
...scythe and spade. 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...Early or late They stoop to fate. And must give up the murmuring breath When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow; Then... | |
| R. R. Agrawal - 1990 - 316 sivua
...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.46 The concluding lines refer to the inevitability of death: The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast...deeds; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds: All heads must come To the cold tomb.46 Similarly, a fine philosophical song,... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 sivua
...Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. (1. 1—8) 2 make Perpetual day; or let this hour be but A year,...a month, a week, a natural day. That Faustus may (1. 14 — 16) 3 Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in their dust. (1. 23—24) ACP;... | |
| Dale B. J. Randall - 484 sivua
...moving of all responses in our dramatic literature to the wars that had ensnared the English people: The Garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon Deaths purple Altar now, See where the Victor-victim bleeds, Your heads must come, To the cold Tomb,... | |
| Mike Royston - 1998 - 246 sivua
...and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: 10 But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame...stoop to Fate, And must give up their murmuring breath 15 When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow; Then boast no more your... | |
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