 A king can kill, a king can save ; A king can make a lord a knave ; And of a knave, a lord also." On this several new-made lords slank out of the room, which the king observing, told the marquess, " My lord, at this rate you will drive away all my nobility.  The apophthegmes of Erasmus, tr. by N. Udall - Page 450by Apophthegmata - 1877 - 468 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 498 pages
...that purpose, turning to that place that had this verse : A king can kill, a king can save, A king can make a lord a knave, And of a knave a lord also. Whereupon, there were divers new-made lords, who slunk out of the room, which the king observing, told... | |
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...purpose, turning to that place that lias this verse :— " A king can kill, a king can save, A king can make a lord a knave ; And of a knave a lord also, And more than that a king can do.'* There were then divers new made lords, who shrunk out of the room,... | |
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...passage to that purpose, and turning to the place, read " A king can kill, a king can save ; A king can make a lord a knave ; And of a knave, a lord also." On this several new-made lords slank out of the room, which the king observing, told the marquess,... | |
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...passage to that purpose, and turning to the place, read " A king can kill, a king can save; A king can make a lord a knave ; And of a knave, a lord also." On this several new-made lords slank out of the room, which the king observing, told the marquess,... | |
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...passage to that purpose, and turning to the place, read " A. king can kill, a king can save; A king can make a lord a knave; And of a knave, a lord also." • On this several new-made lords slank out of the room, which the king' observing, told the marquess,... | |
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...passage to that purpose, and turning to the place, read " A king can kill, a king can save; A king can make a lord a knave; And of a knave, a lord also." On this several new-made lords slank out of the room, which the king observing, told the marquess,... | |
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...turning to that place that had this verse, viz. : — " A king can kill, a king can save, A king can make a lord a knave, And of a knave, a lord also, &c." " Whereupon there were divers new-made Lords who slunk out of the room, which the King observing,... | |
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