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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown

Cultural

A person who has great responsibilities, such as a king, is constantly worried and therefore doesn't sleep soundly. This saying is a line from the play King Henry the Fourth, Part Two, by William Shakespeare.

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Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown, of course, and Donovan has always been aware of the criticism he’s taken.

From The Guardian • Mar. 11, 2019

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown!

From Slate • Feb. 17, 2018

Yet he has kept in his hat a carefully lettered reminder of the responsibilities of his new command: "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown."

From Time Magazine Archive

"Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown," cries his father.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ah! well may England's dramatist remark, "Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown!"

From The Rose and the Ring by Thackeray, William Makepeace

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