bear the palm
Example Sentences
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And no man of this band can bear the palm from me in the use of those powers which Heaven has given us.'
From The Duke's Prize; a Story of Art and Heart in Florence by Ballou, Maturin Murray
They might contrast it unfavourably with Britain, but as compared with the other colonies, it ought to bear the palm.
From Mr. Hogarth's Will by Spence, Catherine Helen
Quite free from flattery, I say, Your countrymen, for penetration, Must bear the palm from every nation; For e'en the dogs they breed excel Our own in nicety of smell.
From Fables of La Fontaine — a New Edition, with Notes by Wright, Elizur
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
In our present day, "to bear the palm" means to come off victoriously.
From The Palm Tree Blessing by Shepard, W. E.
