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 A substitute shines brightly as a king
 Until a king be by, and then his state
  Empties read more 
 A substitute shines brightly as a king
 Until a king be by, and then his state
  Empties itself, as dot an inland brook
   Into the main of waters. 
 The first king was a successful soldier;
 He who serves well his country has no need of ancestors.
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 The first king was a successful soldier;
 He who serves well his country has no need of ancestors.
  [Fr., Le premier qui fut roi, fut un soldat heureux;
   Qui sert bien son pays, n'a pas besoin d'aleux.] 
 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. 
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
 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. 
 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.] 
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.
 A prince, the moment he is crown'd,
 Inherits every virtue sound,
  As emblems of the sovereign power,
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 A prince, the moment he is crown'd,
 Inherits every virtue sound,
  As emblems of the sovereign power,
   Like other baubles in the Tower:
    Is generous, valiant, just, and wise,
     And so continues till he dies. 
 On the king's gate the moss grew gray;
 The king came not. They call'd him dead;
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 On the king's gate the moss grew gray;
 The king came not. They call'd him dead;
  And made his eldest son, one day,
   Slave in his father's stead.