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And what of Tryphon? Lordship of all Asia he coveted, and a royal crown; it should be Antiochus’ turn next. (1 Maccabees 12, 39)
and succeeded to his throne, wearing the crown of all Asia; great mischief it was he did to his country. (1 Maccabees 13, 32)
Crown of gold and robe of scarlet you sent us were faithfully delivered. Great favour we mean to shew you, by sending word to the king’s officers to respect the remissions granted you. (1 Maccabees 13, 37)
and now he had recourse to king Demetrius, in the hundred and fiftieth year. He came with gifts, a gold crown and a palm branch, and wreaths that had been better employed in the service of the temple.✻ No word said he on the first day of his arriving; (2 Maccabees 14, 4)
no richer heirloom, crown or necklace, can be thine. (Proverbs 1, 9)
a wreath of fresh graces she will give thee, a crown of glory, to overshadow thy brow. (Proverbs 4, 9)
Idleness finds ever a hedge of thorns in its path; the man of duty walks on unhampered. (Proverbs 15, 19)
Crown of old age, when a man sees his children’s children; pride of youth, when a man can boast of the fathers that begot him. (Proverbs 17, 6)
Youth has strong arms to boast of, old age white hairs for a crown. (Proverbs 20, 29)
Loud but not long the thorns crackle under the pot, and fools make merry; for them, too, frustration. (Ecclesiastes 7, 7)
Come out, maidens of Sion, and see king Solomon wearing the crown that was his mother’s gift to him on his day of triumph, the day of his betrothal. (Song of Solomon 3, 11)
crown we our heads with roses ere they wither; be every meadow the scene of our wanton mirth. (Wisdom of Solomon 2, 8)
