 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.  Early English poems, Chaucer to Pope - Seite 164von English poems - 1863Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Mark Antony Lower - 1849 - 260 Seiten
...realms, while 789 were deposed by the grim monarch, before whom " Sceptre and crown must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." COMMON SURNAMES. and moral qualities are exceedingly numerous, only three — Browne, Mitchell, and... | |
 | 1879 - 566 Seiten
...school or colleg; version of Shirley's well-known stanza : — " Sceptre and crown .Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." Did Shirley borrow the idea from this couplet c did both he and the writer of Carmina Proverbial* derive... | |
 | Morning call - 1850 - 608 Seiten
...shadows, not substantial things, 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 His James II., which we noticed last year, is now succeeded by the Royal Family of France, when Louis... | |
 | Charles Mackay - 1851 - 332 Seiten
...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...murmuring breath, When they, pale captives, creep to_death. The garlands wither on your brow — Then boast no more your mighty deeds ; Upon death's... | |
 | 1851 - 362 Seiten
...egainst fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings: Scepter and crown Must tumhle down, And in tno dust he equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade....men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurols where they kill , 10 THE RISING IN THE NORTH. But their strong nerves at last must yield ;... | |
 | 1851 - 608 Seiten
...is no arinor 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 scythe and epade. " Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill : But their... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 568 Seiten
...There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, Crown, Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooke'd...or late, They stoop to Fate, And must give up their conquering breath, When they, pale captives, creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ! —... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 570 Seiten
...There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, Crown, Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked...or late, They stoop to Fate, And must give up their conquering breath, When they, pale captives, creep to Death. The garlands wither on your brow ! —... | |
 | R. W. Vanderkiste - 1852 - 380 Seiten
...is no discharge in the war of death : — " Some men with swords may reap the field, Plant crimson laurels where they kill, But their strong nerves at...captives, creep to death. " The garlands wither on the brow, Nor vainly boast arms' mighty deeds, Upon death's purple altar now — See here the martial... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1852 - 464 Seiten
...There is no armor 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...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... | |
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