uncrown

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And now is cleans'd enough the flood, Which since runs cleare as doth thy blood; Of the wet pearls uncrown thy hair, And mantle thee with ermin air.

From The Lucasta Poems by Lovelace, Richard

Yes, Jonathan went into the woods to uncrown himself! to empty himself for his friend!

From Sermons on Biblical Characters by Chappell, Clovis G.

So it is with all the holy things of God: if I dethrone them they will uncrown me.

From My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year by Jowett, John Henry

"Then swear it," he said, "and your king uncrown."

From Satires of Circumstance, lyrics and reveries with miscellaneous pieces by Hardy, Thomas

He, more incens'd against your majesty Than all the rest, discharg'd me with these words: 'Tell him from me that he hath done me wrong, And therefore I'll uncrown him ere 't be long.'

From King Henry VI, Part 3 by Shakespeare, William