 | Richard Clark - 1814 - 435 Seiten
...rings, and nature lulls to rest. 319 GLEE for Four Voices. J. BATTISHILL. THE glories of our birth and state, Are shadows not substantial things ; There is no armour against our fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust... | |
 | John Evans - 1817
...('harks the First, rush upon the mind with an impressive sublimity : — The glories of our blood ami state Are shadows, not substantial things: There is no armour against Fate, DEATH lays his icy hand on Kings. Sceptre antl crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made . . • With the... | |
 | 1828
...must break ; Great Juno will not let poor Echo speak. DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. The glories of our birth and state, Are 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 be equal made, With the... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1820
...suggest an awful impression of the fleeting character of all human greatness. ' The glories of oar blood and state Are 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 be equal made With the... | |
 | 1821
...of Shirley's noble lines, in the contention of Ajax and Ulysses : — " The glories of our earthly 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... | |
 | 1821
...of Shirley's noble lines, in the contention of Ajax and Ulysses : — " The glories of our earthly 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... | |
 | 1821
...lines, in the contention of Ajax and Ulysses : — " The glories of our earthly state Arc shadows, n»t 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 equid made With the poor... | |
 | 1822
...Dunimore, who will also sheio the ettablithment to visitors. «02 SACRED POETRY. DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. THE glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...There is no armour against fate: Death lays his icy glands on kings. Sceptre and crown / Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor... | |
 | 1822
...acknowledging this, that we feel the whole force of those noble lines : The glories of onr earthly state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand oo kings. Sceptre and crown Must tnmble down, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked... | |
 | 1839
...expect from the lips of the Prophet, when he hade an apostate race " prepare to meet their God." " The glories of our blood ^ and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; § Donne has s very correct, but quaint, remark on this subject : — " There It no verlue, but religion... | |
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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. 
