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Ha! my purse may be lean, but my 'scutcheon is clean, And I'm backed by a dozen true men; I've a sword to my name, and a wrist for the same; Can a king frown fear into me, then?
IT is the privilege of emperors, and kings and princes, that--however little real authority they have, or however much their power is undermined by men behind the throne--they must be accorded dignity. They must be, on the face of things, obeyed.