 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1833 - 586 pagine
...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.' vol. vi., pp. 396, 397. At the Restoration Shirley had his full... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1833 - 594 pagine
...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.' vol. vi., pp. 396, 397. At the Restoration Shirley had his full... | |
 | William Carleton - 1834 - 408 pagine
...of truth and moral beauty. They now sleep in the same grave — for as the old poet well sings — " All heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions...of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust." Never was the exquisite beauty of the closing thought, in these fine moral lines of Shirley, more touchingly... | |
 | Sophia Lee, Harriet Lee - 1834 - 496 pagine
...mighty deeds ; For on Death's purple altar now Jo, where the victor, victim bleetls ! All heads.must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust SHIRLEY. *** IT drew towards evening, ere the Prior and his guest returned from visiting the ruin;... | |
 | Andrews Norton, Charles Folsom - 1833 - 518 pagine
...more your mighty deeds ; Upon dentil'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." Vol. vi. pp. 396, 397. At the Restoration Shirley had his full share... | |
 | William Hone - 1835 - 876 pagine
...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...having libelled himself by his admiration of virtue. \Valler in a letter to St. Evremond, relates a dialogue between Charles and the earl of Rochester,... | |
 | England - 1835 - 794 pagine
...boast no more your mighty deeds ; ' pon 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 their dust. "to tne son, i. , — J ,n „ The contention ^ AJ:W and D]yB<t.... | |
 | 1836 - 108 pagine
...PUBLISHED BY RB SEELEY AND W. BURNSIDE: AND SOLD BY L. AND G. SEELEY, FLEET STREET, LONDON. MDCCCXXXVI. ' All heads must come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet, and blossom from the dust.' SHIRLEY, 16fiO. ' — — — My soul inspired with holy flame,... | |
 | 1837 - 574 pagine
...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. With this I tread the luscious grape, and drink the blood-red wine;... | |
 | mme. Brendlah - 1838 - 260 pagine
...their relatives in prison. He pressed her hand, and thus began. CHAPTER XV. THE HOWARD OF HOLLAND. All heads must come To the cold tomb : Only the actions...of the just, Smell sweet, and blossom in the dust. — SHIRLEY. " OUR mother's uncle was the Howard of Holland. All his delight was in administering to... | |
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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 now... 
