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    'Ave you 'eard o' the Widow at Windsor
    With a hairy old crown on 'er 'ead?
    She 'as ships on the foam--she 'as millions at 'ome,
    An' she pays us poor beggars in red.

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There was a king of Thule,
Was faithful till the grave,
To whom his mistress dying,
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There was a king of Thule,
Was faithful till the grave,
To whom his mistress dying,
A golden goblet gave.
[Ger., Es war ein Konig in Tule
Gar treu bis an das Grab,
Dem sterbend seine Buhle
Einen gold'nen Becher gab.]

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Ay, every inch a king.

Ay, every inch a king.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

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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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On the king's gate the moss grew gray;
The king came not. They call'd him dead;
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On the king's gate the moss grew gray;
The king came not. They call'd him dead;
And made his eldest son, one day,
Slave in his father's stead.

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

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

by William Shakespeare Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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I give this heavy weight from off my head
And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,
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I give this heavy weight from off my head
And this unwieldy sceptre from my hand,
The pride of kingly sway from out my heart.
With mine own tears I wash away my balm,
With mine own hands I give away my crown,
With mine own tongue deny my sacred state,
With mine own breath release all duty's rites.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.

Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom
there is no help.

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The first art to be learned by a ruler is to endure envy.
[Lat., Ars prima regni posse te read more

The first art to be learned by a ruler is to endure envy.
[Lat., Ars prima regni posse te invidiam pati.]

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