 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
 | Paul Hamilton Payne - 1858 - 584 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 nt last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early, or late, They stoop... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1858 - 566 páginas
...substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, 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, '... | |
 | Henry Green - 1858 - 182 páginas
...alike, the inevitable hour ; The paths of glory lead — but to the grave." Or the quainter lines, — " 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 !" Note 10,... | |
 | Aubrey Thomas De Vere - 1858 - 298 páginas
...richness of imagery. Of his lyrical genius the following is a noble specimen. DEATH'S FIXAL CONQUEST. 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... | |
 | George Gilfillan - 1858 - 396 páginas
...not substantial things; There is no armour against fate: Death lays his icy hands on kings: Scepter and crown 5 Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal...With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with s%vords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill: 10 But then- strong nerves at... | |
 | William Hone - 1859 - 882 páginas
...substantial things; There is no armour Rgainst 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... | |
 | 1860 - 304 páginas
...things ; ' O r 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 length must yield ; They tame but one another still: Early or late They... | |
 | Jacob Cats, Robert Farlie - 1860 - 270 páginas
...to live ; Unquench'd our Spirit, by our body's death, Rises refresh'd to breathe with purer breath. 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. — SHIRLEY.... | |
 | D. H. Rawlinson - 1968 - 254 páginas
...use the art, 1 5 Shall have the cunning skill to break a heart. THE GLORIES OF OUR BLOOD AND STATE The glories of our blood and state, Are shadows, not...armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on Kings, Scepter and Crown, Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made, With the poor crooked sithe and... | |
 | David Rubadiri - 1989 - 132 páginas
...eternally, And death shall be no more. Death, thou shalt die. John Donne (England) Death the leveller 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... | |
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