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The Hind and the Panther · 1687
And kind as kings upon their coronation day.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line compares kindness to that of kings on their coronation day, the moment when a new ruler is imagined at their most gracious and generous. It holds up ceremonial magnanimity as the standard of comparison, giving the kindness a grand, almost regal quality.
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