“I saw pale kings and princes too, Pale warriors, death-pale were they all; They cried- "La Belle Dame sans Merci Hath thee in thrall!” SawsKingsWarriorTheePaleCriedDamesBelleKings And Princes Author:John Keats
“What if thou be saint or sinner, Crooked gray-beard, straight beginner,-- Empty paunch, or jolly dinner, When Death thee shall call. All like are rich or richer, King with crown, and cross-legged stitcher, When the grave hides all.” IfsDeathRichKingsCrossesEmptySaintDinnerGravesTheeSinnerWhat IfGrayCrownsBeardCrookedBeginnersJolly Book:LYRICS AND OTHER POEMS, Source: LYRICS AND OTHER POEMS,
“But Thee, but Thee, O sovereign Seer of time, But Thee, O poets' Poet, Wisdom's Tongue, But Thee, O man's best Man, O love's best Love, O perfect life in perfect labor writ, O all men's Comrade, Servant, King, or Priest, -- What IF or YET, what mole, what flaw, what lapse, What least defect or shadow of defect, What rumor, tattled by an enemy, Of inference loose, what lack of grace Even in torture's grasp, or sleep's, or death's -- Oh, what amiss may I forgive in Thee, Jesus, good Paragon, Thou Crystal Christ?” IfsMenMayJesusChristSleepPerfectEnemyGracePoetKingsShadowLaborForgivingTongueTheeServantTorturePriestsWhat IfFlawsSovereignDefectsRumorCrystalsBest LoveComradeLapsesInferenceSeersMolesPerfect LifeParagon Book:Poems of Sidney Lanier Source: Poems of Sidney Lanier
“Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and for thy possession, the ends of the earth. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron. Thou shalt dash them in pieces, like a potters vessel. Be wise now therefore, ye kings. Be admonished, ye judges of the earth. Serve the Lord with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, though his wrath be kindled but a little.” WayGivingLittlesEndsEarthAsksLordBreakPiecesWiseSonJudgingKingsKissingAngryPossessionTheeIronRejoiceWrathInheritanceVesselPottersBeing WiseTremblingHeathen Author:Alexander Anderson
“O Cyrus , great King, King of Kings, Achaemenian King, King of the land of Iran. I, the Shahanshah of Iran, offer thee salutations from myself and from my nation. Rest in peace, for we are awake, and we will always stay awake.” NationsLandKingsOffersTheeAwakeIranRest In PeaceSalutations Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“This is my password," said the King as he drew his sword. "The light is dawning, the lie broken. Now guard thee, miscreant, for I am Tirian of Narnia.” SaidLightLyingBrokenKingsTheeNarniaPasswords Book:The last battle Source: The last battle
“Kings cannot ennoble thee, thou good, great soul, for One who is higher than kings hath done that for thee; but a king can confirm thy nobility to men.” MenSoulDoneKingsHigherTheeNobilityGreat Souls Book:10 Books in 1 Source: 10 Books in 1
“X. I saw pale kings and princes too, Pale warriors, death-pale were they all; They cried—“La Belle Dame sans Merci Hath thee in thrall!” XI. I saw their starved lips in the gloam, With horrid warning gaped wide, And I awoke and found me here, On the cold hill’s side. XII. And this is why I sojourn here, Alone and palely loitering, Though the sedge is wither’d from the lake, And no birds sing.” FoundSidesSawsColdKingsBirdLipsWideWarriorTheeHillsLakesWarningPaleCriedDamesBelleKings And Princes Author:John Keats