 Who rules the kingdom ? The king. Who rules the king ? The duke. Who rules the duke? The devil. Let the duke look to it ; for they intend shortly to use him worse than they did the doctor ; and if things be not shortly reformed they will work a reformation...  The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment - Pàgina 1931831Visualització completa - Sobre aquest llibre
 | Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie - 1985 - 548 pàgines
...le roi, c'est de se concilier Buckingham (14). On connaît l'épigramme : « Who rules the Kingdom ? The King. Who rules the King ? The Duke. Who rules the Duke ? The Devil » — Qui gouverne le Royaume ? Le Roi. Qui gouverne le Roi ? Le Duc. Qui gouverne le Duc ? Le Diable... | |
 | Philippa Gregory - 2005 - 528 pàgines
...dare say it, but in the ale houses of Chelmsford they had a joke which went: "Who rules the kingdom? The king! Who rules the king? The duke! Who rules the duke? The Devil!" It would have been bad enough if it had stopped there, but the joke spread from the ale-house men to... | |
 | rev. george ayliffe poole, m.a. - 1855 - 566 pàgines
...the mob, and soon after the following placard was affixed to the walls : " Who rules the kingdom ? The King. Who rules the King ? The Duke. Who rules the Duke ? The devil. Let the Duke look to it, or he will be served as his doctor was served." Without caring for such menaces, Buckingham prepared... | |
 | Philip Gibbs - 1908 - 502 pàgines
...The Devil I ! ! " Then said the authors of the libel, " Let the Duke look to it," for they intended shortly to use him worse than they did the doctor ; and if things be not shortly reformed, they will work a reformation themselves. Charles was highly incensed at these... | |
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