But to Doggie it was new-just as the sight of the wrecked house opposite, with its sturdy crownless hat-brim of a sign, was new.
"The Rough Road"
William John Locke
Hither came Joseph Bonaparte-kicked off the ready-made throne to which his emperor brother had vainly sought to fit the incompetent meager form and more meager intellect-and here he was entertained with royal honor, as if he had been still a sovereign instead of merely a crownless puppet no longer upheld by the mightiest of human hands.
"Superwomen"
Albert Payson Terhune
And now,-nay, speak not-now my sire is dead Thou think'st to cast me crownless from thy bed Wherein I brought thee forth a son that now Shall perish with me, if thou wilt-and thou Shalt live and laugh to think of us-or yet Play faith more foul-play falser, and forget.
"Locrine - A Tragedy"
Algernon Charles Swinburne