[75] For the sentiment and tenor of such passages, cf. John of Gaunt's speech in Richard II, act 2, scene 1, lines 40–41: "This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle,/ This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."
[75] For the sentiment and tenor of such passages, cf. John of Gaunt's speech in Richard II, act 2, scene 1, lines 40–41: "This royal throne of kings, this sceptered isle,/ This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars."