bear the palm
Example Sentences
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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
"And your sewing-party will quite bear the palm for this season, Mrs. Rexford, quite the palm; for no other has been honoured by the presence of the Principal."
From What Necessity Knows by Dougall, Lily
Of De Maupassant's sustained efforts "Une Vie" may bear the palm.
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Maupassant, Guy de
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 Shakspere, Personal Recollections by Joyce, John A.
One called "The Pass of the Sierra" may easily bear the palm among much descriptive writing.
From Authors and Friends by Fields, Annie
