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Death the Leveller

[Extract from the poem by James Shirley. (1596–1666)]

“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 […]