“A true king is neither husband nor father;
He considers his throne and nothing else.”

Un véritable roi n'est ni mari ni père;
Il regarde son trône, et rien de plus.
Nicomède, act IV, scene iii.
Nicomède (1651)

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Un véritable roi n'est ni mari ni père; Il regarde son trône, et rien de plus.

Nicomède (1651)

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French tragedian 1606–1684

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