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 They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. 
The reason is, the brave beast is read more 
 They say Princes learn no art truly, but the art of horsemanship. 
The reason is, the brave beast is no flatterer. He will throw a 
Prince as soon as his groom. 
 His legs bestrid the ocean: his reared arm
 Crested the world: his voice was propertied
  As all read more 
 His legs bestrid the ocean: his reared arm
 Crested the world: his voice was propertied
  As all the tuned spheres, and that to friends;
   But when he meant to quail and shake the orb,
    He was as rattling thunder. 
 The king-becoming graces,
 As justice, verity, temp'rance, stableness,
  Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness,
   Devotion, patience, read more 
 The king-becoming graces,
 As justice, verity, temp'rance, stableness,
  Bounty, perseverance, mercy, lowliness,
   Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude,
    I have no relish of them, but abound
     In the division of each several crime,
      Acting in many ways. 
 Here lies our sovereign lord, the king,
 Whose word no man relives on,
  Who never said a read 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. 
 God bless the King--I mean the faith's defender;
 God bless (no harm in blessing) the pretender;
  But read more 
 God bless the King--I mean the faith's defender;
 God bless (no harm in blessing) the pretender;
  But who the pretender is, or who is King--
   God bless us all--that's quite another thing. 
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
 The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is 
made up of very hard read more 
 The court is like a palace built of marble; I mean that it is 
made up of very hard but very polished people.
 [Fr., La cour est comme un edifice bati de marbre; je veux dire 
qu'elle est composee d'hommes fort durs mais fort polis.] 
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
 We will ourself in person to this war;
 And, for our coffers, with too great a court
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 We will ourself in person to this war;
 And, for our coffers, with too great a court
  And liberal largess, are grown somewhat light,
   We are enforced to farm our royal realm,
    The revenue whereof shall furnish us
     For our affairs in hand.