"Excuse me, your Majesty," replied the General. "It would kill me to have both a young wife and a young Emperor."
During the war of 1812, a dinner was given in Canada, at which both American and British officers were present. One of the latter offered the toast: "To President Madison, dead or alive!"
An American offered the response: "To the Prince Regent, drunk or sober!"—Mrs. Gouverneur.
A lady of Queen Victoria's court once asked her if she did not think that one of the satisfactions of the future life would be the meeting with the notable figures of the past, such as Abraham, Isaac and King David. After a moment's silence, with perfect dignity and decision the great Queen made answer: "I will not meet David!"
Ten poor men sleep in peace on one straw heap, as Saadi sings,
But the immensest empire is too narrow for two kings.
—William R. Alger.