Earl of Kingston is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1768 for Edward King, 1st Viscount Kingston.
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“God bless our good and gracious King,
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Who never said a foolish thing,
Nor ever did a wise one.”
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Heaven and earth disturbed in no thing:
The beasts, the air, the birds their song do cease;
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