 | 1851 - 558 pages
...DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings ; • Sceptre and crown Mast tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with... | |
 | English essays - 1851 - 752 pages
...sing to King Charles : The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on Kings. Lely should have painted Nelly in her mourning ; but the delicate hand which drew with so much grace... | |
 | 1852 - 626 pages
...DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. The glories of oar birth and date Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hands...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; Bat their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | Theodore Parker - Sermons, American - 1852 - 464 pages
...State Are shadows, not substantial things. There is no armor against fate : Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong arms at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop to fate, And must... | |
 | Country life - 1852 - 618 pages
...lost to us forever! " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hands...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." ЛУНЬ Mr. DOWNING my personal intercourse had not been frequent, but always pleasant. I have partaken... | |
 | Country life - 1852 - 608 pages
...The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour againit fate ; Death lays his Icy hands on Kings; Sceptre...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." With Mr. DOWNING my personal intercourse had not been frequent, but always pleasant. I have partaken... | |
 | Universalism - 1852 - 572 pages
...state. Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armor against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings ; Sceptre and crown, Must tumble down. And...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. All heads must come To the cold tomb. Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the dust."... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1853 - 716 pages
...Death'i Final Conçue*. The glories of our birth and state, Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands...And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their .«trong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still ; Early or late, They stoop to... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - 552 pages
...our birth and state, Are shadows, not substantial things ; 458 POETS OF THE ELIZABETHAN AGE. There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; Bnt their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still: Early or late, They... | |
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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. 
