 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 646 sidor
...but one another still : Early or late 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 : Upon Death's purple altar, now, See where the v,ctor victim bleeds... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 sidor
...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... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 sidor
...but one another still: Early or late, 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 boaet no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's purple altar, now, See where the victor victim bleeds... | |
 | 1853 - 560 sidor
...tame but one another still. Early or late 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 : Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds... | |
 | Frederick Edward Gretton - 1853 - 152 sidor
...but one another still. Early or late, 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 ; Upon death's purple altar now, See where the victor victim bleeds.... | |
 | Robert Bell - 1854 - 282 sidor
...but one another still : Early or late, 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; Upon Death's purple altar now See, where the victor-victim bleeds... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 sidor
...tame but one another still. Early or late 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, Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds:... | |
 | 1854 - 456 sidor
...but one another still : Early or late 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 ; Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor victim bleeds... | |
 | 1854 - 576 sidor
...but one another still. Early or late, They stoop to Fate, And must give up their conquering 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... | |
 | 1761 - 170 sidor
...but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, . And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, 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... | |
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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,... 
