A crown Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns, Bring dangers, trou…

John Milton
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A crown Golden in show, is but a wreath of thorns, Bring dangers, troubles, cares, and sleepless nights To him who wears the regal diadem ✨ John Milton (1854). Milton's Paradise lost and Paradise regained, with notes by J. Edmondston, p.425
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