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" 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 719
by William Hone - 1825
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The Christian Pioneer, Volumes 2-5

1744 - 596 pages
...; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand oil kmgs ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. The garlands wither on your brow ; Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon denth's purple altur...
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1847 - 850 pages
...There is no armour against fate t Death lavs 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 murmuring1 breath, When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither...
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Cyclopaedia of English Literature: First period, from the earliest times to 1400

Robert Chambers - 1847 - 712 pages
...There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown, Must tumble fuse. Hence 'tis apparent that, what courte Sœ'er...ought to take that course As we take you, for better must give up their murmuring breath. When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither...
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Youth of Shakspeare

Robert Folkestone Williams - 1847 - 284 pages
...play-writers then went away, consoling of themselves with the hope it might be damned. CHAPTER XXXIV. Some men with swords may reap the field And plant...tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop o fate, And must give up their murmuring breath When they, pale captives, stoop to death. SHIRLEY....
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Growing Up with Poetry: An Anthology for Secondary Schools

David Rubadiri - 1989 - 132 pages
...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...another still: Early or late They stoop to fate. And must give up the murmuring breath When they, pale captives, creep to death. The garlands wither on...
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The Medieval Revival and Its Influence on the Romantic Movement

R. R. Agrawal - 1990 - 316 pages
...things: There is no armour 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 crooked scythe and spade.46 The concluding lines refer to the inevitability of death: The garlands wither on your brow,...
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The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings: Sceptre and crown Must tumble ven. That time may cease and midnight never come! Fair Nature's eye, rise, (1. 1—8) 2 They stoop to fate. And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives,...
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Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Hearing ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee - 1994 - 542 pages
...ruled, all gone; in the words of the Elizabethan dramaäst, James Shirley: Sceptre and crown Musi tumble down. And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade Following the chemical analysis of these Mesoamerican plants, their use or abuse became popular among...
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Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom

Suhas Chatterjee - 1995 - 236 pages
...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. — James Shirty The Mizos lived underthe gerontocracy where chiefs had a preeminent position . The...
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Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom

Suhas Chatterjee - 1995 - 236 pages
...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. —James Shirty The Mizos lived underthe gerontocracy where chiefs had a pre-eminent position. The...
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