 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...  Poetical Quotations from Chaucer to Tennyson - Página 617por Samuel Austin Allibone - 1878 - 772 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | Edwin Eddison - 1854 - 358 páginas
...immediate neighbourhood. istoey of % Cofoir. " Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death." — Shirley. LIKE most of the towns of our sea-surrounded isle, its origin lies so far back in the... | |
 | Edwin Eddison - 1854 - 362 páginas
...neighbourhood. Cjtf Ipsterj 0f fyt Cokt. " Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death.'' — Shirley. LIKE most of the towns of our sea-surrounded isle, its origin lies so far back in the... | |
 | 1854 - 576 páginas
...made With the poor crookeid scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...or late, They stoop to Fate, And must give up their conquering breath, When they, pale captives, creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ! —... | |
 | R. W. Vanderkiste - 1854 - 350 páginas
...there is no discharge in the war of death:— " Some men with swords may reap the field, Plant crimson laurels where they kill, But their strong nerves at...still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give np their murmuring breath When they, pale captives, creep to death. " The garlands wither on the brow,... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - 1855 - 452 páginas
...made With the poor, crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...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... | |
 | 1855 - 458 páginas
...nude With the poor, crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...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... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 páginas
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...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,... | |
 | William Sherwood - 1856 - 466 páginas
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...or late, they stoop to fate, And must give up their conquering breath, When they, pale captives, creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ! —... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 páginas
...made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves...They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breatl' When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no... | |
 | English poetry - 1858 - 396 páginas
...scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: 10 But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame...fate, — And must give up their murmuring breath, 15 When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your... | |
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