bear the palm
Example Sentences
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They bear the palm, the olive, the rose, the lily, the mirror; sometimes a sceptre and crown.
From Legends of the Madonna as Represented in the Fine Arts by Jameson, Mrs. (Anna)
Of De Maupassant's sustained efforts "Une Vie" may bear the palm.
From Selected Writings of Guy De Maupassant by Maupassant, Guy de
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
There is a newly risen wit and poet, John Dryden by name, who seems to bear the palm undisputed.
From Hansford: A Tale of Bacon's Rebellion by Tucker, St. George
Under such a criterion the most popular work of art would necessarily bear the palm of supremacy.
From Donatello, by Lord Balcarres by Crawford, David Lindsay, Earl of
