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
The gloom and suspense of the night just passed went from him, and into the sunshine he sang: "Oh, grand to the war he goes, O gai, vive le roi!"
From When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete 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
They would cry out, as the Frenchmen do, 'Le roi est mort, vive le roi!'
From Prince Eugene and His Times by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
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
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