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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. "
Songs from the Dramatists - Page 217
edited by - 1854 - 268 pages
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The Social History of Great Britain During the Reigns of the Stuarts ...

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...
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The Youth's Historical Gift: A Christmas, New-Year and Birth-day Present ...

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...
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The Rambler in Worcestershire; Or, Stray Notes on Churches and ..., Volume 1

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...
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Annals of the Artists of Spain, Volume 1

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...
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The Medieval Revival and Its Influence on the Romantic Movement

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...
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The Columbia Granger's Dictionary of Poetry Quotations

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,...
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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 - 612 pages
...diem — the ruler and the ruled, all gone; in the words of the Elizabethan dramatist, James Shirley: Sceptre and crown Must tumble down. And in the dust...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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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
...the 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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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 - 526 pages
...ruler and the ruled, all gone; in the words of the Elizabethan dramatist, ; James Shirley: - •=? Sceptre and crown Must tumble down. And in the dust be equal mode With the poor crooked scythe and spade Following the chemical analysis of these Mesoamerican plants,...
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Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom

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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