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So doth the greater glory dim the less: A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by.

William Shakespeare
Kings, Light, Shining
'The Merchant of Venice' (1596-8) act 5, sc. 1, l. 90
So doth the greater glory dim the less: A substitute shines brightly as a king Until a king be by.