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,... Reliques of ancient English poetry - Side 189av Thomas Percy - 1893 - 1136 siderUten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| English poets - 1801 - 488 sider
...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, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deedi ; Upon death's purple altar... | |
| English poets - 1801 - 454 sider
...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, creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 476 sider
...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, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow : Then boast no more your mighty deeds ! Upon death's purple altar... | |
| George Ellis - 1803 - 474 sider
...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, creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
| 1806 - 688 sider
...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 creep to death The garlands wither... | |
| 1807 - 308 sider
...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 breatl), When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
| 1808 - 506 sider
...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 murm'ring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
| British poets - 1809 - 512 sider
...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, creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
| 1819 - 394 sider
...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 murm'ring breath, When the pale captive creeps to death. The laurel withers... | |
| Richard Clark - 1814 - 530 sider
...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 murm'ring breath, When the pale captive creeps to death. The laurel withers... | |
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