1754, Arthur Murphy, The Gray’s-Inn Journal, No. 66, 19 January, 1754, in Volume 2, London: P. Vaillant, 1756, p. 85,
The jesting of his Fool wholly turns upon his unkinging himself and retaining nothing, which Lear minutely attends to,

1677, Charles Davenant, Circe, London: Richard Tonson, Act III, Scene 6, p. 31,
My swelling rage, in privacy I’le shrowd,
And not un-King my self before the Crowd.

The soul is indifferent what garment she wears, or of what color and texture; the true king is not unkinged by being discrowned.

—Oh ’tis well y’are come,
there was within me fresh Rebellion,

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