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«A little well-gotten will do us more good, Than lordships and scepters by Rapine and Blood.»
«SCEPTER, n. A king's staff of office, the sign and symbol of his authority. It was originally a mace with which the sovereign admonished his jester and vetoed ministerial measures by breaking the bones of their proponents.»
Author: Ambrose Bierce
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Editor,
Journalist,
Writer)
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Keywords:
admonish,
admonished,
admonishing,
jester,
Jesters,
mace,
ministerial,
office staff,
originally,
proponent,
proponents,
scepter,
scepters,
veto,
vetoed
«This royal throne of kings, this scepter'd isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, Th»
Author: William Shakespeare
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Dramatist,
Playwright,
Poet)
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Keywords:
breed,
Eden,
fortress,
infection,
infections,
isle,
Isle of Man,
majesty,
Mars,
royal,
scepter,
scepters,
throne