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And kind as kings upon their coronation day.
And kind as kings upon their coronation day.
 He who knows how to dissimulate knows how to reign.
 [Fr., Qui nescit dissimulare, nescit regnare.]  
 He who knows how to dissimulate knows how to reign.
 [Fr., Qui nescit dissimulare, nescit regnare.] 
 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. 
 Whenever monarchs err, the people are punished.
 [Lat., Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi.]  
 Whenever monarchs err, the people are punished.
 [Lat., Quidquid delirant reges, plectuntur Achivi.] 
 What is a king? a man condemn'd to bear
 The public burthen of the nation's care.  
 What is a king? a man condemn'd to bear
 The public burthen of the nation's care. 
 Hener was the hero-king,
 Heaven-born, dear to us,
  Showing his shield
   A shelter for read more 
 Hener was the hero-king,
 Heaven-born, dear to us,
  Showing his shield
   A shelter for peace. 
 The king reigns but does not govern.
 [Ger., Der Konig herrscht aber regiert nicht.]  
 The king reigns but does not govern.
 [Ger., Der Konig herrscht aber regiert nicht.] 
And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.
And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.
 His fair large front and eye sublime declared
 Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks
  Round from his parted read more 
 His fair large front and eye sublime declared
 Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks
  Round from his parted forelock manly hung
   Clustering but not beneath his shoulders broad.