I will rather be a beggar than a queen, if I cannot govern as I please.
— Elizabeth I Early Modern

English queen, Golden Age

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Reported by Sir Robert Naunton

Date / Period

Circa 1570s

Category

Humorous

Source

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/33924/33924-h/33924-h.htm

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Unverifiable

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Found in 1 providers: grok

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