| William Goodman - 1847 - 376 pàgines
...and died 1666. •' • . If! . • DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. " The glories of our birth and state, Aft shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour...Some men with swords may reap the field, And plant the laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They turne but one another... | |
| 1851 - 316 pàgines
...state Are shadows, not substantial thing« : There is no armor against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And...scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the ñeld, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; Bnt their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame... | |
| 1847 - 556 pàgines
...The cabin of the poor." Mr. Howell has compared Shirley's quaint verse, — " Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scithe and spade." " In they go, Beggar and banker, porter, gentleman, The cinder-wench and white-handed... | |
| Edith P. Hazen - 1992 - 1172 pàgines
...OxBoLi; PoRA JAMES SHIRLEY (1596-1666) The Contention of Ajax and Ulysses 1 The glories of our blood ueaking In fifty different sharps and flats. (1. 10-20) 61 "Please your honors," said he, "I'm hand on kings: Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked... | |
| Suhas Chatterjee - 1995 - 236 pàgines
...chiefs in their traditional dress (1925) 1 THE STATUS AND ECONOMY OF THE CHIEFS 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... | |
| Suhas Chatterjee - 1995 - 236 pàgines
...chiefs in their traditional dress (1925) 1 THE STATUS AND ECONOMY OF THE CHIEFS 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... | |
| Martin Bulmer, Anthony M. Rees - 1996 - 332 pàgines
...poor and the castles of kings." And James Shirley (1596-1666) reminds us that: Death lays his icy hand on kings Sceptre and crown Must tumble down And in...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. (Shirley 1646) This attitude is integral to Christian social teaching that dominated the evaluation... | |
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