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To lead, or brass, or some such bad Metal, a prince's stamp may add That value, which it never had. But to the pure refined ore, The stamp of kings imparts no more Worth, than the metal held before.
Thomas Carew
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For should thesoul of a prince enterand informthebody of a cobbler, as soon as deserted by his own soul, everyone sees he would be the same person with the prince, accountable only for the prince's actions; but who would say it was the same man?

john locke

— 1690  Essay Concerning Human Understanding, bk.2, pt.27, section15.

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Theyare only safe That know to soothe the prince's appetite And serve his lusts.

Philip Massinger

— 1626  The Roman  Actor, act1, sc.1.

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I would sooner swim to the Bermudas on Two politicians' rotten bladders, tied Together with an intelligencer's heartstring, Than depend on so changeable a prince's favour.

john webster

— 1623  The Duchess of Malfi, act 3, sc.2.

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This stable is a prince's court,The crib his chair of state;The beasts are parcel of his pomp,The wooden dish his plate.

robert southwell

— "New Prince, New Pomp", line 17; p. 96.

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Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy; but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.

Francis Bacon

— Francis Bacon, Essays, Of Revenge (1625).

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Rebellion must be managed with many swords; treason to his prince's person may be with one knife.

thomas fuller

— Thomas Fuller, The Holy State and the Prophane State (1642), The Traitor.

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They are only safe That know to soothe the prince's appetite, And serve his lusts.

Philip Massinger

— Philip Massinger, The Roman Actor (1626), Act I, scene i.

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