 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 Heart of a Garden - Page 112by Rosamund Marriott Watson - 1906 - 162 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...Tlirrc is no armour ngainst fate : Denth lays liis icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must i mullir -g o 2b O Ļ Ї ڔ f#] kI Q t : l8 xoY [ # 0 b K Q 8Ɏ V . Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong... | |
 | William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate . Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust...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 - Calendars - 1868 - 846 pages
...shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate . Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust...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 - 1826 - 882 pages
...shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate . Death lays his icy hands on kings : om their goods, and, taking what weapons they could...come at, they could not be stopp'd from (falling on s Some men with swords тяу reap the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong... | |
 | Worcester County (Mass.) - 1826 - 404 pages
...not substantial things ; There is no armor against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scepter 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 : Bat their strong... | |
 | William Lincoln, Christopher Columbus Baldwin - 1826 - 906 pages
...not substantial things ; There is no armor against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scepter 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... | |
 | William Hone - Days - 1830 - 878 pages
...shadows, not substantial things ; Here is no armour against fate . Death lays his icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust...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... | |
 | Health - 1830 - 336 pages
...shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate: Death lays his icy hands on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field, Ami plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong... | |
 | 1822 - 666 pages
...There is no armour against fate. Death lavs his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumbledown. And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. SHIRLEY. Let us then cherish those feelings, that incline us to pity and forgive the frailties of others,... | |
 | Henry Stebbing - Religious poetry, English - 1832 - 378 pages
...shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate, Death lays bis icy hands on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And, in the dust,...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... | |
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