- Quotes by Ambrose Bierce
“King: a male person commonly known in America as a “crowned head”, although he never wears a crown and has usually no head to speak of.” - Quotes by Edmund Clerihew Bentley
“George the Third. Ought never to have occurred . One can only wonder. At so grotesque a blunder.” - Quotes by Sir Cecil Beaton
“On coronation day the Queen looked extremely minute under her robes and crown, her nose and hands chilled, her eyes tired. “yes, in reply to my question, “the Crown does getrather heavy.”
- Quotes by Walter Bagehot
“Throughout the greater part of his life George III was a kind of ” consecrated obstruction”. Queen Anne was one of the smallest people ever set in a great palace.” - Quotes by Anonymous
“The word of a king ought to be as binding as the oath of a subject. A king promises, but observes only what he pleases. Hark! The herald angels sing Mrs Simpson pinched our king.” - Quotes by Alexander the Great
“If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes.”
Tags: Alexander the Great, Ambrose Bierce, Anonymous, Edmund Clerihew Bentley, Royalty, Sir Cecil Beaton, Walter Bagehot
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