 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.  The New Monthly Magazine - Page 2121822Full view - About this book
 | Jewel - 1839 - 352 pages
...VIRTUE LIVETH AFTER DEATH. THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong... | |
 | 1839 - 894 pages
...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. " Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong... | |
 | William Hone - 1839 - 874 pages
...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. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong... | |
 | Isabella Steward - 1840 - 938 pages
...state Are shadows, not substantial thinug ; 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 crooked scvthe and spade. '' BEFORE we had half way traversed the outer chamber the sound of advancing footsteps... | |
 | 1840 - 298 pages
...tongue, &c. Shirleius: The glories of our birth and state | are shadoms, not substantial things; | there is no armour against .fate, | Death lays his icy hand on kings; | sceptre and cromn | must tumble down, | and in the dust be laid | with the poor crooked scythe and spade. History... | |
 | William Johnson Fox - 1841 - 132 pages
...o'erwatched by heaven. LXIX. The glories of our mortal state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate — Death lays his...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust. LXX. WHAT 's hallowed ground ? Has... | |
 | Sacred cabinet - 1841 - 222 pages
...not substantial things ; There is no armor against fate, Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scoptre and crown Must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong... | |
 | Anna Eliza Bray - 1841 - 996 pages
...state Are shadows, not substantial things: There is no armour against fate ; Dreth lays his icy band on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal laid, With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field. And plant fresh... | |
 | 1842 - 344 pages
...and majowity. From SHIRLEY. The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things, There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now,... | |
 | 1842 - 542 pages
...and majowity. From SHIRLEY. The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things, There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. The garlands wither on your brow, Then boast no more your mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now,... | |
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