The man's charm of manner was not to be resisted; he believed his office far above monarchs, but there was no personal pretension.
"Hodge and His Masters"
Richard Jefferies
Two inferences arise from this measure; that their profits were once very high, or are now very low; and, like some former monarchs, in the abuse of power, they repented one day too late.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton
And now we have come to the stage in our industrial affairs, when the organized workers seek to bring the monarchs of industry into the council chamber, and force them to sign a similar Great Charter, which will grant freedom and self-government to the workers.
"The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society"
Upton Sinclair