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Crowns Quotes

To be a king and wear a crown is a thing more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasant to them that bear it.

1601 Address to parliament. Quoted in G R Elton Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1648 (2nd edn, 1968), p.134.

And fearless minds climb soonest unto crowns.

1592 Richard of Gloucester. HenryVI PartThree, act 4, sc.8, l.62.

I hold an old-fashioned notion that a happy marriage is the crown of a woman’s life.

Beatrix Potter (2014). “Delphi Complete Works of Beatrix Potter (Illustrated)”, p.1214, Delphi Classics

Give me my robe, put on my crown; I have Immortal longings in me.

'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606-7) act 5, sc. 2, l. [282]

I go from a corruptible, to an incorruptible Crown; where no disturbance can be, no disturbance in the World.

"VVith a Relation of the maner of his going to Execution" published by Special Authority, London: Printed by Peter Cole, at the sign of the Printing-Press in Cornhil, near the Royal Exchange, 1649.

God hath in Himself all power to defend you, all wisdom to direct you, all mercy to pardon you, all grace to enrich you, all righteousness to clothe you, all goodness to supply you, and all happiness to crown you.

Thomas Brooks (1814). “Apples of Gold for Young Men and Women: and a Crown of Glory for Old Men and Women. Or, The Happiness of Being Good Betimes: and the Honour of Being an Old Disciple ...: Also, The Young Man's Objections Answered, and the Old Man's Doubts Resolved”, p.32