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. Songs from the Dramatists - Page 217edited by - 1854 - 268 pagesFull view - About this book
| William Goodman - 1847 - 376 pages
...and died 1666. •' • . If! . • DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. " The glories of our birth and state, Aft 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... | |
| Jean Froissart, Enguerrand de Monstrelet - 1847 - 454 pages
...subjects or their slaves : — The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; 6 There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings : All heads mast come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the... | |
| John Noake - 1848 - 396 pages
...yawning deathlike aspect, which seems to read a bitter moral : — " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." A few old encaustic tiles, brasses, and scattered bits of stained glass remaining in the windows, make... | |
| William Stirling Maxwell - 1848 - 578 pages
...it Madrid. CHAP. III.— REIGN OF Vurks at I '«J.CJ'iTmcycn " 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."1 When called upon to paint the person of our blessed Lord, the gloomy genius of Bos selected... | |
| R. R. Agrawal - 1990 - 316 pages
...and power in life: 41 Lines 13-18. 42 Lines 19-24. 43 Lines 37-42. 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: Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pages
...PoRA JAMES SHIRLEY (1596-1666) The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses 1 The glories of our blood and state fifty different sharps and flats. (1. 10-20) 61 "Please your honors," said he, "I'm (1. 1—8) 2 They stoop to fate. And must give up their murmuring breath, When they, pale captives,... | |
| Suhas Chatterjee - 1995 - 236 pages
...traditional dress (1925) 1 THE STATUS AND ECONOMY OF THE CHIEFS The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things. There is no armour...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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