Henry VIII of England/kings Great Matter - 1525%e2%80%931534

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    “I see and hear daily that you of the Clergy preach one against another, teach one contrary to another, inveigh one against another without charity or discretion. Some be too stiff in their old mumpsimus, others be too busy and curious in their new sumpsimus. Thus all men almost be in variety and discord.”
    —Henry VIII (1491–1547)

    “What a pity it is that we have no amusements in England but vice and religion!”
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    ““He’s asleep, ain’t he?” “With kings and counsellors,” murmured I.”
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    “It’s all a matter of history.
    Brandy is no solace.
    Librium only lies me down
    like a dead snow queen.
    Yes! I am still the criminal.”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)