"Scepter and crown Must tumble down, And, in the dust, be equal made With the poor crooked scythe and spade."
— Dust

January 1, 1970

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James Shirley, Contention of Ajax and Ulysses, scene 3. ("Birth and State" in Percy's Reliques. These lines are said to have terrified Cromwell), as reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922)