'Were I a King', by Edward de Vere

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Were I a king I might command content;
Were I obscure unknown should be my cares,
And were I dead no thoughts should me torment,
Nor words, nor wrongs, nor love, nor hate, nor fears
A doubtful choice of three things one to crave,
A kingdom or a cottage or a grave.

[IndeeshMukhopadhyay]

I like it! I was wondering how you figured out the old English pronoun citations