Rule. Grocott's Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?

Grocott & Ward, comps. Grocott’s Familiar Quotations, 6th ed. 189-?.

Rule


His fair large front, and eye sublime, declar’d Absolute rule: and hyacinthine locks, Round from his parted forelock, manly hung Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad. Milton.—Paradise Lost, Book IV. Line 300.	1
And this was thought the highest post, For, rule the rump, you rule the roast. Swift.—Answer to Dr. Delany.	2
He is unfit to manage public matters, Who knows not how to rule at home his household. Ford.—The Fancies, Act V. Scene 1.	3