English poem
79. Unbounded power and height of greatness…
by Anonymous
79. Unbounded power and height of greatness give To kings that lustre which we think divine. The wise who know them, know they are but men; Nay, often weak ones too, the crowd, indeed, Who kneel before the image, not the God, Worship the deity their hands have made.
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