Kings are commonly said to have long hands ; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth are said to discover prodigious... The London Magazine - Page 217 1827 Full view - About this book
...any man a lawyer. Kings are commonly said to have long hands; I wish they had as long ears. Princes in their infancy, childhood, and youth, are said to...prodigies of wisdom and virtue: if they live, they are often prodigies indeed, but of another sort. Politics, as the word is commonly understood, are...