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

Now, of all birds that fly, the Indian crow most bear the palm for audacity.

From Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites by Stables, Gordon

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

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 Familiar Quotations by Bartlett, John

One called "The Pass of the Sierra" may easily bear the palm among much descriptive writing.

From Authors and Friends by Fields, Annie