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
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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... | |
| 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.... | |
| 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... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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,... | |
| 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... | |
| 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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