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 Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is 
his own.  
 Every subject's duty is the king's, but every subject's soul is 
his own. 
The King is dead! Long live the King!
The King is dead! Long live the King!
 The king reigns but does not govern.
 [Fr., Le roi regne, il ne gouverne pas.]  
 The king reigns but does not govern.
 [Fr., Le roi regne, il ne gouverne pas.] 
 To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
 [Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.]  
 To know how to dissemble is the knowledge of kings.
 [Fr., Savoir dissimuler est le savoir des rois.] 
 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. 
 The Prussian Sovereigns are in possession of a crown not be the 
grace of the people, but by God's read more 
 The Prussian Sovereigns are in possession of a crown not be the 
grace of the people, but by God's grace. 
 God bless the King--I mean the faith's defender;
 God bless (no harm in blessing) the pretender;
  But read more 
 God bless the King--I mean the faith's defender;
 God bless (no harm in blessing) the pretender;
  But who the pretender is, or who is King--
   God bless us all--that's quite another thing. 
 A partial world will list to my lays,
 While Anna reigns, and sets a female name
  Unrival'd read more 
 A partial world will list to my lays,
 While Anna reigns, and sets a female name
  Unrival'd in the glorious lists of fame. 
 A man's a man,
 But when you see a king, you see the work
  Of many thousand read more 
 A man's a man,
 But when you see a king, you see the work
  Of many thousand men.