 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. Some...  Songs of Three Centuries - Page 28edited by - 1890 - 383 pagesFull view - About this book
 | English poets - 1801 - 454 pages
...Achilles."] 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...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... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...Achilles."] TH E glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; Their is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on 'kings. ....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... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...CONQUEST. j. HE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hand on kings :...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... | |
 | Ballads, English - 1819 - 394 pages
...SHIRLEY.* THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hand on kings :...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... | |
 | 1821 - 662 pages
...Ulysses : — " The glories of our earthly state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings : —...dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." H. JONATHAN KENTUCKY'S JOURNAL. NO. v. June 1. — AT last I have seen the, humours of a levee,... | |
 | English literature - 1821 - 656 pages
...Ulysses : — " The glories of our earthly state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings : —...dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." H. JONATHAN KENTUCKY'S JOURNAL. NO. v. June 1. — AT last I have seen the humours of a levee,... | |
 | 1822 - 690 pages
...Ulysses:— " The glories of our earthly state Are shadows, not substantial tilings; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings:—...dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." H. JONATHAN KENTUCKY'S JOURNAL. NO. v. June 1.—AT last I have seen the humours of a levee,... | |
 | Horace Smith - English essays - 1825 - 372 pages
...Ulysses: — " The glories of our earthly state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings:—...dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." ADDRESS TO THE ORANGE-TREE AT VERSAILLES, CALLED THE GREAT BOURBON, WHICH IS ABOVE • . FOUR... | |
 | Charlotte Fiske Bates - American poetry - 1832 - 1022 pages
...JAMES SHIRLEY. {From The Contention of Ajax and Ulyssti.] DEATH THE LEVELLER. THE glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There...dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, [kill; And plant fresh laurels where they But their... | |
 | English literature - 1833 - 388 pages
...CONQUEST. Tbo glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hand on kings :...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 ; Hut their... | |
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