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 But all's to no end, for the time will not mend
 Till the King enjoys his own again.  
 But all's to no end, for the time will not mend
 Till the King enjoys his own again. 
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 read 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. 
 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.] 
 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. 
 To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
 [Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.]  
 To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
 [Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.] 
 A partial world will list to my lays,
 While Anna reigns, and sets a female name
  Unrival'd read 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. 
The King is dead! Long live the King!
The King is dead! Long live the King!
Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.
Kings are earth's gods; in vice their law's their will.