“All Empires fall, All ages die, All strife shall be in vain. All Kings go down, All hope must fail, But Tanelorn remains Our Tanelorn remains.” AgeDiesFallFailingKingsRemainsVainEmpiresStrife Author:Michael Moorcock
“His kingdom come!" For this we pray in vain, Unless He does in our affections reign. How fond it were to wish for such a King, And no obedience to his sceptre bring, Whose yoke is easy, and His burthen light; His service freedom, and His judgments right.” DoeLightWishEasyPrayingKingsJudgmentAffectionKingdomsObedienceVainReignYokeKingdom Come Book:Poetical works Source: Poetical works
“Or ever the knightly years were gone, with the old world to the grave, I was a King in Babylon and you were a Christian Slave. I saw, I took, I cast you by, I bent and broke your pride... And a myriad suns have set and shone, since then upon the grave, Decreed by the King in Babylon, to her that had been his slave. The pride I trampled is now my scathe, for it tramples me again. The old remnant lasts like death for you love, yet you refrain. I break my heart on your hard unfaith, and I break my heart in vain.” WorldYearsHeartHardChristianLastsBreakSunGoneSawsPrideKingsMy HeartSlaveCastsKarmaGravesBrokeVainBentRefrainOld WorldRemnantsBreaking My HeartBabylon Author:William Ernest Henley
“Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and dead things To leave a living name behind, And weave but nets to catch the wind.” LifeNamesBehindsWindKingsAmbitionVainTrophies Author:John Webster
“We got through all of Genesis and part of Exodus before I left. One of the main things I learned from this exercise was not to begin a sentence with "And." When I pointed out that most sentences in the Bible began with "And," I was told that English had changed since the time of King James. In that case, I argued, why make us read the Bible? But it was in vain. Robert Graves at that time was very keen on the symbolism and mysticism in the Bible.” LeftCasesChangedTaughtKingsSentencesGravesVainMysticismGenesisSymbolismExodus Author:Stephen Hawking