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I would I were a King, fair maid,
As Kings there were of old,
My sceptre and my chariots,
And my slaves on bended knee,
My sceptre, my chariots,
And my slaves on bended knee,
My marble baths, my palaces,
My diadem of gold,
My mighty hosts, my navies,
Which the sea could scarcely hold,
I'd give them with my Kingdom
For a look of love from thee!

And were I Jove, the earth the air,
The water’s wide domain,
The Titans chain'd in darkness,
And th'Immortals in their bliss,
The firmament, its countless stars,
And all that they contain,
And time and space, and Heav'n itself,
My vast and boundless reign,
I'd give them all,
I'd give them all,
I'd give them all,

And were I Jove, the earth the air,
The water's wide domain,
The Titans chain'd in darkness,
And th'Immortals in their bliss,
I'd give them all,
I'd give them all,
I'd give them all, to thee, my Love
In barter for a kiss!

By Arthur Sullivan
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I Would I Were a KIng
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