 | 1842
...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 the dust. Idem Latine Redditum. Avita pompa, ut umbra, marcet, Fugaxve somnium ; nee arcet Tyrannus ense tela... | |
 | 1842
...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 the dust. Idem Latin? Redditum. Avita pompa, ut umbra, marcet, Fugaxve somnium ; nee arcet Tyrannus ense tela... | |
 | 1842
...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 second is in a somewhat lower strain, but is yet exceedingly... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844
...captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more vour mighty d«*l- : where it should lie ; Yet could Upon ha Miffrctt Sad. Melancholy, hence, and get Some piece of earth to be thy seat, Here the air and... | |
 | William Goodman - 1844
...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...of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust." It is said to have been a favourite song with that profligate man, King Charles II. ; it is to be regretted,... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1844
...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...of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. III. THE RISING IN THE NORTH. THB subject of this ballad is the great Northern Insurrection in the... | |
 | Rufus Wilmot Griswold - 1844 - 164 Seiten
...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...actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the duct. SHIBLBT. I999 Sabbat!) WELCOME, thou peaceful dawn ! O'er field and wooded lawn The wonted sound... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844
...brow; Then 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...of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust." 1. What took place on this day m 1660 ? 2. What causes contributed to render the reign of Charles the... | |
 | Robert Sears - 1844 - 484 Seiten
...deeds ; Upon death's purple altar now See where the victor-victim bleeds; All heads must come To tlie cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the 'lust. Hall of Abencerrages. THE ALHAMBRA. DARK frown thy hills, thou land of beauty and .omance, and... | |
 | Robert Adair - 1844 - 532 Seiten
...midst of works such as these ! There is no blood upon them to be sure, but true glory writes on his tomb — \ " Only the actions of THE JUST Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust." f The little that now remains to show the worth of this publication shall be done by the author himself.... | |
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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 : All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. 
