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Artist: Nosce Teipsum
Canonical path: /nosce-teipsum/were-i-a-king
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Were I a King
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Were I a King
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Were I a king, I could command content;
Were I obscure, unknown should be my cares;
And were I dead, no thoughts should me torment:
No words, nor wrongs, nor loves, nor hopes, nor fears.
…A doubtful voice, of three things to crave:
A kingdom, or a cottage, or a grave…
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