...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...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." Intimately connected with Birkland aud its former sports, and perhaps more interesting from the fact...

...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...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 swords...

...birth and state • Are shadows, not substantial things : There is no armour against fate : Deal- li lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." Intimately connected with Birkland and its former sports, and perhaps more interesting from the fact...

...and even in departing had discovered that "There is no armor against fate; Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." The Earl of Bedford, the wise regent, had succeeded to the sway of England, and so much of France as...

...state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. SHIRLEY. THE ruined city of El Kab was our next stoppage, near which are some curious grottos, containing...

...not 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...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...

...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...

...Shirley's, of which Charles himself had been so fond : The glories of our blood and stale Are shadows, nol substantial things , There is no armour against Fate;...fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves nt last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early, or late, They stoop to fate, And must grive...

...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...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade !" Note 10, page 34. " Odds ! tarts and butter-cakes ! what a pattern-riot !" The Natural History of...

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