 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.  A Household Book of English Poetry - Page 511870 - 438 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Cyclopaedia, Henry Gardiner Adams - 1854 - 762 pages
...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 field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | 1761 - 170 pages
...The lines quoted by our correspondent are from a poem by Shirley, entitled— DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must humble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with... | |
 | Robert Bell - Ballads, English - 1854 - 282 pages
...men bleed, leave off to kill. THE CONTENTION OF AJAX AND ULYSSES. 1659. THE EQUALITY OF THE GRAVE.* THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...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 with... | |
 | Edwin Eddison - Sherwood Forest - 1854 - 362 pages
...alluded to is of modern date, having been built there by Earl Manvers. 188 " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things . There...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." Intimately... | |
 | Anna Cabot Lowell - American poetry - 1855 - 452 pages
...Shirley. THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still : Early or late They... | |
 | Richard Wright Procter - Poetry - 1855 - 490 pages
...substantisl things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings; Scep're and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fre^h laurels where they kiH ; But their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another... | |
 | William Cathrall - Oswestry (England) - 1855 - 358 pages
...monarchs was dealt out to him. His mortal career was ended, and he was "gathered to his fathers :" — " The glories of our blood and state are shadows, not...against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings." Henry was succeeded by Richard, his son, surnamed Coeur-deLion, whose reign continued for about ten... | |
 | Anne Bowman - 1856 - 316 pages
...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 field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still : Early or late They... | |
 | William Sherwood - Conversation - 1856 - 466 pages
...substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings ! Sceptre, and Crown, must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield, — They tame but one another still. Early or late, they... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1857 - 334 pages
...is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble clown, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield — They tame but one another still. Early and late They... | |
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