WIST QuotationsA quotation from James Shirley
The glories of our blood and stateAre shadows, not substantial things;
There is no armour against fate;
Death lays his icy hand on kings:
Scepter and crown
Must tumble down,
And, in the dust, be equal made
With the poor crooked scythe and spade.
James Shirley (1596–1666) English poet, playwright
Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for Achilles’s Armour, sc. 3, st. 1 (1659)
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Shirley, James - Contention of Ajax and Ulysses for Achilles's Armour, sc. 3, st. 1 (1659) | WIST Quotations
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: Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade. Sung by Calchas over the…
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