Royalty Quotes

Here lies our mutton-looking king,
Whose word no man relied on,
Who never said a foolish thing
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Here lies our mutton-looking king,
Whose word no man relied on,
Who never said a foolish thing
No ever did a wise one.

Here lies our sovereign lord, the king,
Whose word no man relives on,
Who never said a more

Here lies our sovereign lord, the king,
Whose word no man relives on,
Who never said a foolish thing,
And never did a wise one.

A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.

A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.

Hail to the crown by Freedom shaped--to gird
An English sovereign's brow! and to the throne
Whereon more

Hail to the crown by Freedom shaped--to gird
An English sovereign's brow! and to the throne
Whereon he sits! whose deep foundations lie
In veneration and the people's love.

A partial world will list to my lays,
While Anna reigns, and sets a female name
Unrival'd more

A partial world will list to my lays,
While Anna reigns, and sets a female name
Unrival'd in the glorious lists of fame.

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.

Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.

Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.

Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.

A prince, the moment he is crown'd,
Inherits every virtue sound,
As emblems of the sovereign power,
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A prince, the moment he is crown'd,
Inherits every virtue sound,
As emblems of the sovereign power,
Like other baubles in the Tower:
Is generous, valiant, just, and wise,
And so continues till he dies.

Hener was the hero-king,
Heaven-born, dear to us,
Showing his shield
A shelter for more

Hener was the hero-king,
Heaven-born, dear to us,
Showing his shield
A shelter for peace.