 | 1806 - 688 pages
...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, Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the acUoiu of tue just Smell sweet... | |
 | 1807 - 308 pages
...And must give up their murmuring breatl), 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 : All heads must come To the cold tom.b, Only the aflions of the just, Smell sweet... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1807 - 912 pages
...often sung to me. " The glories of eur birth and state/' &c. and therein also the fine lines, " Your heads must come To the cold tomb! Only the actions of the just imell sv.-eet, and blossom in their dust." * ART. XIII. The First Four Books of Argil's JEneis, translated... | |
 | Charles Snart - 1808 - 506 pages
...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 : All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet,... | |
 | British poets - 1809 - 512 pages
...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 ; 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,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1812 - 518 pages
...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 mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds : 20 All heads must come . To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell... | |
 | 1819 - 394 pages
...not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal...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,... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1814 - 692 pages
...Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds 1 Your heads must come To the coM tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. We have seen announced a complete edition of his work*, and scarcely know any writer more deserving... | |
 | Sir Egerton Brydges - 1815 - 476 pages
...often sung to me. " The glories of our birth and state," &c. and therein also the fine lines, " Your heads must come To the cold tomb ! Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust."* ART. CLXIII. Pleasure's Vision; with Desert's Complaint : and a... | |
 | Elegant extracts - 1816 - 490 pages
...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 : 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,... | |
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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,... 
