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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. "
Specimens of the Early English Poets: To which is Prefixed, an Historical ... - Page 122
by George Ellis - 1845
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Chambers's Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts

William Chambers, Robert Chambers - Art - 1847 - 850 pages
...pearls of morning dew Ne'er to be found again. -Ibid. DEATH'S FINAL CONQUEST. THE glories of our birth and state, Are shadows, not substantial things ; There is no armour against fate t Death lavs his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown, Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal...
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The Youth's Historical Gift: A Christmas, New-Year and Birth-day Present ...

Jean Froissart, Enguerrand de Monstrelet - Battles - 1847 - 454 pages
...subjects or their slaves : — The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; 6 There is no armour against fate, Death lays his icy hand on kings : All heads mast come To the cold tomb ; Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the...
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The land we live in, a pictorial and literary sketch-book of the British empire

British empire - 1847 - 812 pages
...splendid chambers, have two kings held their state, and here twice has the lesson been taught, that " The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things." The Court routine of Windsor is now hallowed by duty. It is not for us to attempt to unveil the inner...
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The Rambler in Worcestershire; Or, Stray Notes on Churches and ..., Volume 1

John Noake - Church buildings - 1848 - 396 pages
...it a yawning deathlike aspect, which seems to read a bitter moral : — " The glories of our birth and state Are shadows, not substantial things ; There...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." A few old encaustic tiles, brasses, and scattered bits of stained glass remaining in the windows, make...
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Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Hearing ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee - Health & Fitness - 1994 - 612 pages
...diem — the ruler and the ruled, all gone; in the words of the Elizabethan dramatist, James Shirley: Sceptre and crown Must tumble down. And in the dust...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade Following the chemical analysis of these Mesoamerican plants, their use or abuse became popular among...
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Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Hearing ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee - Health & Fitness - 1994 - 542 pages
...the ruled, all gone; in the words of the Elizabethan dramaäst, James Shirley: Sceptre and crown Musi tumble down. And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade Following the chemical analysis of these Mesoamerican plants, their use or abuse became popular among...
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Food and Drug Administration's Regulation of Dietary Supplements: Hearing ...

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Government Operations. Human Resources and Intergovernmental Relations Subcommittee - Health & Fitness - 1994 - 526 pages
...ruler and the ruled, all gone; in the words of the Elizabethan dramatist, ; James Shirley: - •=? Sceptre and crown Must tumble down. And in the dust be equal mode With the poor crooked scythe and spade Following the chemical analysis of these Mesoamerican plants,...
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Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom

Suhas Chatterjee - Social Science - 1995 - 236 pages
...near Demagiri Lakher chiefs in their traditional dress (1925) 1 THE STATUS AND ECONOMY OF THE CHIEFS The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. —James Shirty The Mizos lived underthe gerontocracy where chiefs had a pre-eminent position. The...
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Mizo Chiefs and the Chiefdom

Suhas Chatterjee - Social Science - 1995 - 236 pages
...near Demagiri Lakher chiefs in their traditional dress (1925) 1 THE STATUS AND ECONOMY OF THE CHIEFS The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not...equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. — James Shirty The Mizos lived underthe gerontocracy where chiefs had a preeminent position . The...
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Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese, Volume 1

Steven H. Gale - English wit and humor - 1996 - 690 pages
...and Ulysses in 1659, a masque that contains his best known poem, the dirge beginning with the lines "The glories of our blood and state / Are shadows, not substantial things." This elegaic poem was to keep his name alive in the anthologies. Although the theaters reopened in...
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