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A crown! what is it? It is to bear the miseries of a people! To hear their murmurs, feel their discontents, And sink beneath a load of splendid care!

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Hannah More
Age: 88 †
Born: 1745
Born: February 2
Died: 1833
Died: September 7
Abolitionist
Essayist
Philanthropist
Playwright
Poet
Tragedy Writer
Writer
Will Chip
Feels
Beneath
Miseries
People
Bear
Royalty
Misery
Discontent
Kings
Crown
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Sink
Hear
Crowns
Care
Splendid
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Load
Murmurs

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