“After having won a scepter, few are so generous
As to disdain the pleasures of ruling.”

Peu de généreux vont jusqu'à dédaigner,
Après un sceptre acquis, la douceur de régner.
Maxime, act II, scene i.
Cinna (1641)

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Peu de généreux vont jusqu'à dédaigner, Après un sceptre acquis, la douceur de régner.

Cinna (1641)

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French tragedian 1606–1684

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