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" ... 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 Posthumous Works of Mr Samuel Butler, (author of Hudibras): Compleat in ... - Page 32
1754 - 319 pages
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Posthumous Works in Prose and Verse ...

Samuel Butler - 1715 - 338 pages
...They ftoop to Fate, jnuft givp ,up; tfiek iiijrwuring (Breath, •WbilftthepaleCjjptiveyi^toDeath. The Garlands wither on your Brow, Then boaft no more your mighty Deeds, Upon Death's purple Altarnow, See whert tlie Vl&ar Viftim bleeds. ; 'AH Heads muft come To the cold Tomb; Only the Aftkmsofthe...
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Posthumous Works in Prose and Verse: Written in the Time of the Civil Wars ...

Samuel Butler, Sir Roger L'Estrange - 1715 - 302 pages
...,Vn\.\ 1 oY..'. (Breath, Whilft the pale Captive yields to (Death, . The Ga,r lands.wither on you? Brow, Then boaft no more your mighty (Deeds, Upon Death's purple Altar now, See .where phe Viftor Viftiin bjfeds.. « . .To the cold Tomb ; -••• . ' •• Qoly tne Aft ions of the...
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Sepulchrorum Inscriptiones: Or A Curious Collection of Above 900 ..., Volume 1

1727 - 528 pages
...Fate, And muft give up their murmuring Breath, . • . Whilft the pale Captive yields to Death. / \ ' The Garlands wither on your Brow, Then boaft no more your mighty Upon Death's Purple Alter now, See where the Viftor Viftim bleeds : All Heads muftcome To the cold...
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The Quintessence of English Poetry, Or, a Collection of All the Beautiful ...

William Oldys - 1740 - 326 pages
...They ftoop to fate, And muft give up their murm'ring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more...death's purple altar now, See where the viftor viftim bleeds : Your heads muft come, To the cold tomb, Only the aflions of the juft Smell fweet, and bloffom...
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Reliques of Ancient English Poetry:: Consisting of Old Heroic Ballads, Songs ...

1765 - 382 pages
...ftoop to fate, And muft give up their murmuring breath, 15 When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more...death's purple altar now See where the viftor viftim bleeds: 20 All heads muft come To the cold tomh, Only the aftions of the juft Smell fweer, and bloflbm...
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The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 35

1765 - 692 pages
...They Hoop to fate, And mnft give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands, wither on your brow, Then boaft no more your mighty deeds, Upon death*i purple altar now Ste where the victor viftim bleedi : ATI heads muft come To the cold tomb,...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1

George Ellis - 1790 - 346 pages
...They ftoop to fate, And muft give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boaft no more...Upon death's purple altar now, See where the viftor victim bleeds. All heads muft come To the cold tomb; Only the actions of the juft Smell fweet, and...
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Lives of Dr. John Donne; Sir Henry Wotton; Mr. Richard Hooker; Mr. George ...

Izaak Walton, Thomas Zouch - 1796 - 640 pages
...feized with great terror and agitation of mind. The following is the third and concluding ftanza : " The garlands wither on your brow ;. " Then boaft no...: " Upon Death's purple altar now " See where the vi£lor viftim bleeds. " All heads mnft come " To the cold tomb : *• Only the aclions of the juft...
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The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review, Volume 19

1802 - 708 pages
...Englifh language, than the little Poem i !' Shirley, of which the following is the concluding (lanza. " The garlands wither on your brow ! Then boaft no more your mighty deed;. Upon Death's purple altar now See where the vicbr-viaim bleed». Your heads muft come To the...
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Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed an ..., Volume 3

George Ellis - 1803 - 476 pages
...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 ! Your heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet,...
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