 THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against Fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings: Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men...  The every-day book, or, The guide to the year - Page 719by William Hone - 1825Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 666 pages
...; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand oo kings. Sceptre and crown Must tnmble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. SHIRLEY. Let us then cherish those feelings, that incline us to pity and forgive the frailties of others,... | |
 | 1822 - 690 pages
...There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings:— Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." H. JONATHAN KENTUCKY'S JOURNAL. NO. v. June 1.—AT last I have seen the humours of a levee, which... | |
 | Thomas Percy - 1823 - 524 pages
...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; 16 But their strong nerves at last must yield l They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, 15 When they pale captives creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
 | Horace Smith - 1825 - 374 pages
...There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings: — Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." ADDRESS TO THE ORANGE-TREE AT VERSAILLES, CALLED THE GREAT BOURBON, WHICH IS ABOVE FOUR HUNDRED YEARS... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 892 pages
...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...another .still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on... | |
 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...There is no armor against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor...another still. Early or late They stoop to fate. And must give up their murmuring breathy Vr'hca they pate captives creep to death. The garlands wither... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 pages
...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...but one another still. Early or late, They stoop to fat«, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands... | |
 | 1826 - 404 pages
...There is no armor against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : Bat their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still. Early or late They... | |
 | William Hone - 1826 - 882 pages
...There is no armour against fate . Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble at weapons they could come at, they could not be stopp'd from (falling on some of I those nation тяу reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must... | |
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 pages
...Here 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...another still. Early or late, , They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring breath, When they pale captives creep to Death. The garlands wither on... | |
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