Home › American Poetry › Black Beetles in Amber › The Dead KingBlack Beetles in Amberby Ambrose Bierce156 of 165 · Contents · Download EPUBThe Dead King Hawaii’s King resigned his breath— Our Legislature guffawed.The awful dignity of death Not any single rough awed.But when our Legislators dieAll Kings, Queens, Jacks and Aces cry. ‹ PreviousAn IdlerNext ›A Patter Song123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930313233343536373839404142434445464748495051525354555657585960616263646566676869707172737475767778798081828384858687888990919293949596979899100101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155156157158159160161162163164165← Back to Black Beetles in Amber