It had belonged to his great-grandfather in Ireland, and no doubt had done its part in cracking Crowns.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
When the last of Crowns, like glass, shall break On the scene our sorrows have haunted, And the people its last dread "Guilty" shall speak, By your side you shall find me undaunted.
"Contemporary Socialism"
John Rae
We were presented first to the Chiefs; they were in the most magnificent, shimmering brown silk robes of state, all over gold and precious stones, and had pointed seven-roofed pagoda Crowns of gold.
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch