Fortune in men has some small diff'rence made, One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade; The cobbler apron'd, and the parson gown'd, The friar hooded, and the monarch crown'd.
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How vainly men themselves amaze To win the palm, the oak, or bays; And their uncessant labours see Crown'd from some single herb or tree. Whose short and narrow verged shade Does prudently their toils upbraid; While all flow'rs and all trees do close To weave the garlands of repose.
Andrew MarvellHe was not born to shame: Upon his brow shame was asham'd to sit; For 'tis a throne where honour may be Crown'd Sole monarch of the universal earth.
william shakespeareHow the Doctor's brow should smile, Crown'd with wreaths of camomile.
thomas mooreOur dearest hopes in pangs are born, The kingliest Kings are Crown'd with thorn.
gerald masseyWhere drooping lotos-flowers, distilling balm, Dream by the drowsy streamlets sleep hath Crown'd, While Care forgets to sigh, and Peace hath balsamed Pain.
Mont Blanc is the monarch of mountains; They Crown'd him long ago On a throne of rocks, in a robe of clouds, With a diadem of snow.
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