 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 English Poets: Ben Jonson to Dryden - Стр. 218редактор(ы): - 1880Полный просмотр - Подробнее о книге
 | Robert Chambers - 1853 - Страниц: 716
...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...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... | |
 | 1853 - Страниц: 888
...Warrington : Printed by William Eyres, M.DCC.LXXXII. 2 vols. 4to. " The glories of our birth and etate Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." Ц О sang in the sixteenth century a member of a "worshipful family" of the chivalrous name of Shirley,... | |
 | English poetry - 1853 - Страниц: 552
...things ; 458 POETS OF THE ELIZABETHAN AGE. There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...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... | |
 | 1853 - Страниц: 446
...Cheshire. Warrington : Printed by William Eyres, M.DCC.LXXXII. 2 vols. 4to. " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There...down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor erooked scythe and spade." Sussex in the reigns of the Tudors and the Stuarts, and whose substantial... | |
 | 1853 - Страниц: 800
...applause. " The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings ! Sceptre...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... | |
 | Edwin Eddison - 1854 - Страниц: 362
...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... | |
 | 1761 - Страниц: 170
...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... | |
 | Edwin Eddison - 1854 - Страниц: 358
...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... | |
 | Henry William Herbert - 1854 - Страниц: 454
...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... | |
 | John William Clayton - 1854 - Страниц: 134
...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... | |
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