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He who by force a sceptre does obtain

DMI number:
21286
First Line:
He who by force a sceptre does obtain
Last Line:
Murder and usurpation are no more
Poem Genre / Form:
Extract / snippet from longer work
Themes:
The monarchy (heads of state)
Related People
Author:
John Dryden
Confidence:
Absolute (100%)
Comments:
Extract from Aureng Zebe Act 5. Calif. XII (1995): 229 [‘But who by force’]
Content/Publication
Title:
Thesaurus Dramaticus [II] [B] [T134540] [ecco]
Page No(s):
p.295
Poem Title:
[no title]
Attribution:
Dr. Auren.
Attributed To:
John Dryden