 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
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 pages
...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. ». RELIGION OF REVOLUTIONARY MEN. — Original Adaptation from Lamarline.... | |
 | 1852 - 572 pages
...crown, Must tumble down. And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. All heads must come To the cold tomb. Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust." It is never too early to be convinced of 'this truth ; — the deductions... | |
 | R. W. Vanderkiste - 1852 - 380 pages
...boast arms' mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now — See here the martial victim bleeds. All heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in the dust." I cannot well prolong this narrative by detailing the gracious expressions... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 pages
...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. 26. RELIGION OF REVOLUTIONARY MEN. — Original Adaptation from Lamartine.... | |
 | United States. 76th Cong., 3d sess., 1940, United States. Congress - 1941 - 174 pages
...countless numbers of human beings, decreed by them to a vale of misery, suffering, famine, pestilence, and death. The garlands wither on your brow; Then boast...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust. What a sad commentary of fate that in this age of enlightenment, of intellectual development, of cultural... | |
 | 1910 - 594 pages
...legend on the obverse is taken from James Shirley's The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses (1659) — " Your heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions...the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust." A specimen of the second variety, in the British Musenm Collection, has had the reverse inscription... | |
 | David Rubadiri - 1989 - 132 pages
...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...of the just Smell sweet and blossom in their dust. James Shirley (England) Prayer to the moon Take my face and give me yours! Take my face, my unhappy... | |
 | Henry David Thoreau - 1996 - 220 pages
...the light of this event, is brought out distinctly, like an invisible writing held to the fire. All heads must come To the cold tomb, Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. We have heard that the Boston lady who recently visited our hero in... | |
 | Mike Royston - 1998 - 246 pages
...boast no more your mighty deeds! Upon Death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds; 20 Your heads must come To the cold tomb; Only the actions...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust. James Shirley Moving from 'first response' to 'written analysis' is initially a matter of selecting... | |
 | Nahdjla Carasco Bailey - 2014 - 132 pages
...garlands wither on your brow; Then boast no more your mighty deeds; Upon Death's purple altar now 20 See where the victor- victim bleeds: Your heads must...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in their dust. JAMES SHIRLEY This poem has a very important message for us all, and may be summarised best by one... | |
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