 | 1851
...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 be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still : Early or late, They... | |
 | Christian poets - 1851 - 431 ページ
...substantial things : There is no armour agninst fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | 1851
...; There is no armour against fate ; Death lays his icy hands on kings ; • Sceptre and crown Mast tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With the...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | 1852
...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 be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; Bat their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | Theodore Parker - 1852
...substantial things. There is no armor against fate : Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made, With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong arms at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | Cortlandt Van Rensselaer - 1852
...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 be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield, They tame but one another still. Early or late They stoop... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 558 ページ
...substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, Crown, Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield, — They tame but one another still. Early or late, They... | |
 | Oskar Ludwig Bernhard Wolff - 1852 - 399 ページ
...substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his ky hands on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still. Early or late They... | |
 | Epes Sargent - 1852 - 558 ページ
...substantial things ; There is no armor against Fate ; Death lays his icy hand on Kings ! Sceptre, Crown, Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field, And plant fresh laurels where they kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield, — They tame but one another still. Early or late, They... | |
 | English poetry - 1853
...ELIZABETHAN AGE. There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings ; Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...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... | |
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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. 
