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)
- Author:
- John Dryden
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Extract from Aureng Zebe Act 5. Calif. XII (1995): 229 [But who by force]
- Title:
- Thesaurus Dramaticus [II] [B] [T134540] [ecco]
- Page No(s):
- p.295
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Dr. Auren.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
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