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It was Richard III who said 'My kingdom for a horse,' wasn't it?

— Fred  ·  Brief Encounter

A small carved wooden horse stands on folded sheets of gridded paper against a muted teal background.
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The speaker asks whether Richard III is the source of a remembered line. The question seeks confirmation rather than stating the attribution as certain. The quoted wish puts an immediate need above something as grand as a kingdom.

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