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Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of
thorns.
Every noble crown is, and on Earth will forever be, a crown of
thorns.
The throne of another is not stable for thee.
[Lat., Alieno in loco
Haud stabile regnum est.]
The throne of another is not stable for thee.
[Lat., Alieno in loco
Haud stabile regnum est.]
And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.
And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his
government is groping.
A prince without letters is a Pilot without eyes. All his
government is groping.
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.
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.
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.
When kings are building, draymen have something to do.
[Ger., Wenn die Konige bau'n, haben die Karrner zu thun.]
When kings are building, draymen have something to do.
[Ger., Wenn die Konige bau'n, haben die Karrner zu thun.]
