Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would …

William Shakespeare
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Had I but served my God with half the zeal I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies. ✨ 'Henry VIII' (1613) act 3, sc. 2, l. 456
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