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A crown! what is it?
It is to bear the miseries of a people!
To bear the read more
A crown! what is it?
It is to bear the miseries of a people!
To bear the miseries of a people!
And sink beneath a load of splendid care!
Here lies our mutton-looking king,
Whose word no man relied on,
Who never said a foolish thing
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Here lies our mutton-looking king,
Whose word no man relied on,
Who never said a foolish thing
No ever did a wise one.
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
The King is dead! Long live the King!
The King is dead! Long live the King!
In that fierce light which beats upon a throne.
In that fierce light which beats upon a throne.
A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.
A merry monarch, scandalous and poor.
Many a crown
Covers bald foreheads.
Many a crown
Covers bald foreheads.
I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will
forgive me: that's his.
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I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will
forgive me: that's his.
[Fr., Moi, je serai autocrate: c'est mon metier. Et le bon Dieu
me pardonnnera: c'est son metier.]
