Quote by Charles Lamb

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

To be sick is to enjoy monarchical prerogatives.

Summary

This quote implies that when one is sick, they are afforded similar privileges to that of a monarch. It suggests that being ill grants a particular authority or power, possibly hinting at the attention and care one receives when they are unwell. The quote may be conveying that in times of sickness, individuals are tended to and attended with a level of importance or priority that mirrors the way a monarch is treated by their subjects.

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Illness Sickness Disease

By Charles Lamb

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