Kings

Examples

• Your god rules at the bridal of kings; look at your royal dynasties! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• He went on to Persepolis, where, as the climax of a drunken carouse, he burnt down the great palace of the king of kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Neither must we sing to them of 'Gifts persuading gods, and persuading reverend kings. Plato. The Republic.
• They did not want to be bothered with it; it was, they conceded, the affairs of kings and princes. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Return, said Mara, and be a king, and I will make you the greatest of kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The French kings of the Merovingian race had all treasures. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
• When I used to read that in Sunday School, it suggested to me the several kings of such countries as England, France, Spain, Germany, Russia, etc. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The Kings are off to the seashore tomorrow, and I'm free. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• As the barbarian races settled and became Christian, the Pope began to claim an overlordship of their kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings, Lords of the earth! Jane Austen. Emma.
• Useful clocks of wondrous make were described in the annals of the middle ages, especially in Germany, made by monks and others for Kings, monasteries and churches. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• But the old faith of the kings, owners, and rulers of the opening twentieth century had faded under the actinic light of scientific criticism. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• We have shown the necessary relationship of these early civilizations to the early temples and to king-gods and god-kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Confusedly in response to that demand, bold men, wise men, shrewd and cunning men were arising to become magicians, priests, chiefs, and kings. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• The art of war was the trade of kings and princes, and princely was the reward to the subject who was the first to invent the most destructive weapon. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Nothing is more admirable than the hesitation with which he proposes the solemn text, 'Until kings are philosophers,' etc. Plato. The Republic.
• If it divided the world among the kings, it made respectful gestures towards human unity and the service of God and man. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• Roylands, said Maurice, pushing back his chair into its former place, is a large park formerly owned by one of the Plantagenet kings. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Those who were appointed of old to go to wicked kings and accuse them--were they not ministers and servants? Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
• It is a name of heroism and renown; of kings, princes, and knights; and seems to breathe the spirit of chivalry and warm affections. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
• Mr Milvey smiled again, as he remarked to himself 'Those kings and queens were always wishing for children. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Comets, meteors, an d eclipses were considered as omens portending pestilence, national disaster, or the fate of kings. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• It is an old prerogative of kings to govern everything but their passions. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• The kings of Europe would challenge us, he roared. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He wasted thirty-one kings also. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• The first book of Kings begins with the reign of King Solomon (960 B.C. roughly). H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• I shall go to my Kings, though I'd much rather stay at home and attend to things here, said Meg, wishing she hadn't made her eyes so red. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Without it there would to-day be no demand for a creative statesmanship which turns its back upon the routine and the taboo, kings and idols, and non-human purposes. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
• To this we must ascribe the fact that there is no temple-state stage, no stage of priest kings, in the Greek record. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• To speak plainly, the matter implicates the great House of Ormstein, hereditary kings of Bohemia. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.

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