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    Princes that would their people should do well
    Must at themselves begin, as at the head;
    For men, by their example, pattern out
    Their limitations, and regard of laws:
    A virtuous court a world to virtue draws.

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I loved no King since Forty One
When Prelacy went down,
A Cloak and Band I then read more

I loved no King since Forty One
When Prelacy went down,
A Cloak and Band I then put on,
And preached against the Crown.

by Samuel Butler Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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His fair large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks
Round from his parted read more

His fair large front and eye sublime declared
Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks
Round from his parted forelock manly hung
Clustering but not beneath his shoulders broad.

by John Milton Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will
forgive me: that's his.
[Fr., read more

I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will
forgive me: that's his.
[Fr., Moi, je serai autocrate: c'est mon metier. Et le bon Dieu
me pardonnnera: c'est son metier.]

by Thomas Carlyle Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Yet looks he like a king. Behold, his eye,
As bright as is the eagle's lightens forth
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Yet looks he like a king. Behold, his eye,
As bright as is the eagle's lightens forth
Controlling majesty.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Ah, if I were not king, I should lose my temper.

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

by Louis Xiv Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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She governs but she does not reign.
[Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]

She governs but she does not reign.
[Fr., Elle gouvernait, mais elle ne regnait pas.]

by Charles Jean Henault Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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All kings is mostly rapscallions.

All kings is mostly rapscallions.

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O Richard! O my king!
The universe forsakes thee!

O Richard! O my king!
The universe forsakes thee!

by Michel Jean Sedaine Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.

A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.

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