“Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”

Canst thou, O partial sleep, give thy repose
To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude,
And, in the calmest and most stillest night,
With all appliances and means to boot,
Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down.
Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.

—  William Shakespeare’s “Henry IV, Part 2”



The Crown of Simon Bolivar.  Image credit: Anfecaro, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.

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