“This stable is a prince's court,
The crib his chair of state;
The beasts are parcel of his pomp,
The wooden dish his plate.”

— Robert Southwell

"New Prince, New Pomp", line 17; p. 96.

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English Jesuit 1561–1595

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“This stable is a prince's court,
The crib his chair of state;
The beasts are parcel of his pomp,
The wooden dish his plate.”