 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 - Página 511870 - 438 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
 | William Hone - 1830 - 878 páginas
...substantial things ; Here 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... | |
 | Health - 1830 - 336 páginas
...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...and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, Ami plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at last mint yield. They tame but... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 378 páginas
...substantial things ; There is no armour against fate, Death lays bis icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made...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... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - 1832 - 1022 páginas
...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...and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, [kill; And plant fresh laurels where they But their strong nerves at last must yield — They tame... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - 1832 - 858 páginas
...fate, Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumhle down, And, in the dust, he equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade....the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame hut one another still : Early or late They stoop... | |
 | James Shirley - 1833 - 540 páginas
...following the hearse, as going to the temple. Cal. The glories of our blood and state Scepter 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 Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1833 - 596 páginas
...things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre 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... | |
 | Andrews Norton, Charles Folsom - 1833 - 528 páginas
...substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death luys 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... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray IV, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1833 - 586 páginas
...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 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... | |
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