 Caesar, great and brave, but stain was on his wreath ; He lived the heartless conqueror, and died the tyrant's death. France had its eagle, but his wings, though lofty they might soar, Were spread in false ambition's flight, and dipped in murder's gore....  The Washington Centennial Souvenir - Page 301889 - 41 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Louis Antoine Godey, Sarah Josepha Buell Hale - Costume - 1840 - 654 pages
...freedom's to be won — Land of the West, it stands alone — it is thy Washington.] Rome had its Csesar, great and brave ; but stain was on his wreath : He...conqueror, and died the tyrant's death! France had its F,agle, but his wings, though lofty they might soar, Were spread in false ambition's flight, and dipped... | |
 | 1851 - 496 pages
...interests, call upon them again and again to remember that they are one people. " Bome had Ita Oesar, great and brave, but stain was on his wreath ; He lived the heartiest conqueror, and died the tyrant's death. France had its Eagle, but his wings, though lofty... | |
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