 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 : Your heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust.  The Quarterly Review - Page 8edited by - 1833Full view - About this book
 | Izaak Walton - 1832 - 348 pages
...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, and blossom in the dust." Page 225. These little tracts annexed. In the first edition of Mr.... | |
 | 1832 - 348 pages
...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, and blossom in the dust." Page 225. These little tracts annexed. In the first edition of Mr.... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 pages
...more your mighty 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 and blossom in the dust. PROVIDENCE. [POMFRET.] BOLD is the wretch, and blasphemous the man.... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...your mighty deeds; Upon death's purple altar now See where th« victor victim bleeds : All heads mast come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and bloisom in the dust— Shirley. arts. THE APOLLINARIAN games are annually celebrated under... | |
 | Andrews Norton, Charles Folsom - 1833 - 528 pages
...shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death luys his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust...of Oblivion, passed, as it was humorously said, in fa\or of the king's friends. His plays were revived, but he remained toiling in his school, and drudging,... | |
 | Andrews Norton, Charles Folsom - 1833 - 528 pages
...See, where the victor victim bleeds : Your heads must come To the cold tomb, — Only the iictions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust."...of Oblivion, passed, as it was humorously said, in faxor of the king's friends. His plays were revived, but he remained toiling in his school, and drudging,... | |
 | James Shirley - 1833 - 540 pages
...Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon Death's purple altar now, See, where the victor-victim bleeds : Your heads must come To the cold tomb, Only...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust. ' Agam. Set forward to the temple. This was once A day of triumph, but the death of Ajax Will make... | |
 | 1833 - 388 pages
...no more your mighty deeds. Upon death's purple altiir now See where the victor victim bleeds ; All heads must come To the cold tomb. Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. The song we are about to introduce to our readers is really an Eng¡ixh... | |
 | Frederick William N. Bayley - 1833 - 902 pages
...y«ur mighty deeds; Upon Dentil's purple altar now See where the victor- victim bleeds: Your heart must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. These lines, set to music, were a great favorite with Charles the First... | |
 | James Shirley - 1833 - 534 pages
...Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon Death's purple altar now, See, where the victor-victim bleeds : Your heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions oftliejust Smell street, and blossom in their dust. l Agam. Set forward to the temple. This was once... | |
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