Explain the following lines
1 Just and placid king
2 To edify spectators
3 Being just and placid now
4 So old and therefore wise was he
5 The king saw them moor and tremble
6 Was therefore hanged by Royal Decree
7 Long lived the King
8 As is our custom
9 Principles of Laissez Faire Well established there

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  • Just and placid king - A fair, calm and peaceful king
  • To edify spectators - to educate the audience intellectually
  • So old and therefore wise was he - An aged and supposedly intelligent person
  • The king saw them moor and tremble - the king knew that the spectators wanted someone to be hanged and got anxious and shaky
  • Was therefore hanged by Royal Decree  - was hanged by the order passed on by his royal highness

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