 kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made, With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Some men with swords may reap the field. And plant fresh laurels where they kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield,  The rhetorical speaker and poetical class book - Page 159by R T. Linnington - 1833 - 120 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Samuel Butler, Sir Roger L'Estrange - Characters and characteristics - 1715 - 302 pages
...lays his Icy Hands on Kings. Scepter and Crown Muft tumble down, And in the Duft be equal laid,. . .With the poor crooked Scythe and (spade Some Men with Swords may reap the (Field, And plant frefh Laurels where they kill, . But their-ftrong Nerves at laft muft -.."•<• (Yield, They tame... | |
 | English poets - 1801 - 488 pages
...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...kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1803 - 476 pages
...state Are shadows, not substantial things; Their is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings. Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in...kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring... | |
 | Poetry - 1806 - 192 pages
...is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings : Sceptre and crown Must tumble do'ww > And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and All heads must come To the cold tomb: Only the actions of the just Smell sweet and blossom in the du... | |
 | 428 pages
...fire, and that the stone kings and queens of England have been thrown headlong from their niches. " Sceptre and crown Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal laid" With all the rubbish fire has made. It is no unstriking picture to the fancy to present them... | |
 | Poetry - 1808 - 506 pages
...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...kill: But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still: Early or late They stoop to fate, And must give up their murm'ring... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1808 - 142 pages
...Percy's Relicks of Ancient English Poetry, vol. i. page 270. " Sceptre and crovn Must tumble dovn, And in the dust be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade." Now had the splendour of his reign been o'er, And RAMROD, crush'd to death, arose no more, Had not... | |
 | British poets - English poetry - 1809 - 512 pages
...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 in...kill ; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still. SAB ING TON. TO THE SUN. art return'd, great Light, to that blest... | |
 | George Ellis - English poetry - 1811 - 474 pages
...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...they kill; But their strong nerves at last must yield ; They tame but one another still. Early or late, They stoop to fate, And must give up their murmuring... | |
 | Thomas Percy - Ballads, English - 1812 - 518 pages
...things ; There is no armour against fate : Death lays his icy hands on kings : Scepter and crown 5 Must tumble down, And in the dust be equal made With...the field. And plant fresh laurels where they kill; JO But their strong nerves at last must yield; They tame but one another still. Early or late They... | |
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