| 1852 - 608 páginas
...state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour againit fate ; Death lays his Icy hands on Kings; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...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... | |
| 1852 - 618 páginas
...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." ЛУНЬ Mr. DOWNING my personal intercourse had not been frequent, but always pleasant. I have partaken... | |
| Peter Cunningham - 1852 - 250 páginas
...Nelly must have called to mind Shirley's noble song, which old Bowman used to sing to King Charles : The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays bin icy hands on Kings. Lely should have painted Nelly in her mourning ; but the delicate hand which... | |
| 1853 - 460 páginas
...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...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." Sussex in the reigns of the Tudors and the Stuarts, and whose substantial manorial residence stands... | |
| Robert Chambers - 1853 - 716 páginas
...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 - 888 páginas
...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 - 552 páginas
...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 - 446 páginas
...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 - 800 páginas
...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 - 362 páginas
...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... | |
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