Quote#Beauty
Her neck is bared—the blow is struck—the soul has pass'd away
Quote byHenry Glassford Bell · 1803–1874
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Summer and Winter Hours (1831), "Mary Queen of Scots", l. 118.
English (original)
Her neck is bared—the blow is struck—the soul has pass'd away; The bright—the beautiful—is now a bleeding piece of clay!— A solemn text! Go, think of it, in silence and alone, Then weigh against a grain of sand the glories of a throne!
— Henry Glassford Bell
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