"Victorious men of earth, no more Proclaim how……" — James Shirley
"Victorious men of earth, no more Proclaim how wide your empires are; Though you bind in every shore And your triumphs reach as far As night or day, Yet you, proud monarchs, must obey And mingle with forgotten ashes, when Death calls ye to the crowd ofcommon men."
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James Shirley
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10 Quotes by James Shirley
James Shirley has 10 quotes on this site.
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There is no armour against fate.
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Only the actions of the just, Smell sweet and blossom in their dust.
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There is no armor against fate.
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Death calls ye to the crowd of common men.
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The glories of our blood and state, Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate, Death lays…
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How little room Do we take up in death, that, living, know No bounds!
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Hark, how chimes the passing bell! There's no music to a knell; All the other sounds we hear, Flatter, and…
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Knaves will thrive when honest plainness knows not how to live.
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The honor is overpaid, When he that did the act is commentator.
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