King William IV

Famous quotes containing the words king and/or william:

    “To be a king and wear a crown is more glorious to them that see it than it is pleasure to them that bear it.”
    —Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

    “In enterprise of martial kind,
    When there was any fighting,
    He led his regiment from behind—
    He found it less exciting.”
    —Sir William Schwenck Gilbert (1836–1911)