vive le roi
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The day will come when the last man will lie down to die, and when a new-crowned king of creation will mount the throne—le roi est mort, vive le roi!
From Vagaries by Munthe, Axel
Above the door are the arms of France and of Joan of Arc and an inscription of 1481 reading “Vive labeur; vive le roi Louys.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6 "Dodwell" to "Drama" by Various
But it's too late, too late for my young Seigneur!" he added in mockery, and again he began to hum in a sort of amiable derision: "My little tender heart, O gai, vive le roi!
From When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete by Parker, Gilbert
But it's too late, too late for my young Seigneur!" he added in mockery, and again he began to hum in a sort of amiable derision: "My little tender heart, O gai, vive le roi!
From When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Volume 1. by Parker, Gilbert
Almost at the moment he turned out the light the bells that rang, "Le roi est mort, vive le roi," ceased.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
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