Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and dead things To leave a living name behind, And weave but nets to catch the wind. (John Webster)

Vain the ambition of kings Who seek by trophies and dead things To leave a living name behind, And weave but nets to catch the wind.

John Webster

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