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    Though good faith should be banished from the rest of the world,
    it should be found in the mouths of kings.
    [Fr., Si la bonne foi etait bannie du reste du monde, il faudrait
    qu'on la trouvat dans la bouche des rois.]

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'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed bashaw.

'Tis a very fine thing to be father-in-law
To a very magnificent three-tailed bashaw.

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And kind as kings upon their coronation day.

And kind as kings upon their coronation day.

by John Dryden Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Now let us sing, long live the king.

Now let us sing, long live the king.

by William Cowper Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Princes that would their people should do well
Must at themselves begin, as at the head;
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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.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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All kings is mostly rapscallions.

All kings is mostly rapscallions.

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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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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.

by Ben Jonson Found in: Royalty Quotes,
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Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings,
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Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings,
But the immensest empire is too narrow for two kings.

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Hail, glorious edifice, stupendous work!
God bless the Regent, and the Duke of York.

Hail, glorious edifice, stupendous work!
God bless the Regent, and the Duke of York.

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