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First Line: Tis but a dog-like madnesse in bad kings
Last Line: So kings by killing doe encrease their foes.
Subject(s): Courts & Courtiers; Royal Court Life; Royalty; Kings; Queens


Tis but a dog-like madnesse in bad Kings,
For to delight in wounds and murderings.
As some plants prosper best by cuts and blowes;
So Kings by killing doe encrease their foes.





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