They say that at the mountain pass he looked back at his kingdom, his …

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They say that at the mountain pass he looked back at his kingdom, his beautiful kingdom, and wept, and his mother told him to weep like a woman for what he could not hold as a man. ✨ Philippa Gregory (2006). The Constant Princess, p.131, Simon and Schuster
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They say that at the mountain pass he looked back at his kingdom, his beautiful kingdom, and wept, and his mother told him to weep like a woman for what he could not hold as a man. ✨ Philippa Gregory (2006). The Constant Princess, p.131, Simon and Schuster

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