bear the palm

Example Sentences

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Ye gods, it doth amaze me,   A man of such a feeble temper should   So get the start of the majestic world,   And bear the palm alone.

From The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded by Bacon, Delia

One called "The Pass of the Sierra" may easily bear the palm among much descriptive writing.

From Authors and Friends by Fields, Annie

And when the race is run, the victory given, How sweet with the redeemed to bear the palm, Ten thousand times ten thousand saints in Heaven, Who hymn eternal praises to the Lamb!

From Heart Utterances at Various Periods of a Chequered Life by Gurney, Eliza Paul

Ye gods, it doth amaze me, A man of such a feeble temper should So get the start of the majestic world, And bear the palm alone.

From Familiar Quotations by Bartlett, John

But alligators bear the palm for ugliness, size, and strength.

From The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America by Orton, James