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The King he o'er the castle rules, / He rules o'er all the land; / O'er many a hardy hero too, / With naked sword in hand.
Let the courtier govern his steed, / The boor his thatchèd cot, / But Denmark's King o'er castles rules, / For nobler is his lot.