 The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things : There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade.  The Eton School Magazine - Страница 2271842Пълен достъп - Информация за книгата
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 страници
...and its bewildering fascinations. 2J< DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST.— James Shirley. Born, 15M; diet, 1M6. THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, Crown, Must tumble down, And in the... | |
 | Thomas Miller - 1852 - 316 страници
...the dramatist, and author of that beautiful poem commencing with — • " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows — not substantial things ; There is no armour against fete — Death lays his icy hand on, kings." In Thames-street, we have still a building bearing the... | |
 | Emma Robinson - 1853 - 536 страници
...recorded to have been his favourites, in the Contention of Ajax and Ulysses. " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things : There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in tlie dust be equal made With the poor crooked... | |
 | Society for promoting Christian knowledge - 1853 - 646 страници
...before each explosion, proves that the ground beneath is hollow. THE CONQUEROR. THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And iu the dust bo equal made With the poor crooked... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - 1853 - 838 страници
...asps warm in my bosom, And as much boast their killing. DEATH'S CONQUEST. THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor... | |
 | 1853 - 800 страници
...to die even when surrounded by all the temptations and attractions of worldly power and applause. " The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings ! Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the... | |
 | 1761 - 170 страници
...The lines quoted by our correspondent are from a poem by Shirley, entitled— DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must humble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords... | |
 | John William Clayton - 1854 - 134 страници
...strangely solemn peace. Death is here in spirit, watcher of the silent tomb. The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked... | |
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 страници
...judge us past it: For good men but see death, the others taste it. Ben Jonson. The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate: Death lays his icy hands on kings: Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked... | |
 | 1854 - 576 страници
...its bewildering fascinations. * *, DEATH'S FINAL CON-QUEST .— Jamet Shirlty. Rorn, ISM ; rfietf, UK THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, Crown, Must tumble down, And in the... | |
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