bear the palm
Example Sentences
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I hear, Tell, you're a master with the bow,— And bear the palm away from every rival.
From Wilhelm Tell by Schiller, Friedrich
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
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.
It must be admitted that in this respect authors, but especially poets, bear the palm.
From Coningsby by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
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
