bear the palm

Example Sentences

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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

I hear, Tell, you're a master with the bow,— And bear the palm away from every rival.

From Wilhelm Tell by Schiller, Friedrich

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 Public Speaking by Winter, Irvah Lester

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.

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