But me thought it lessened my esteem of a king, that he should not be able to command the rain.
Source: In Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, by Oxford University Press, 1979, 1985.
-- Samuel Pepys, (Feb 23 1633-1703), English diarist, naval administrator; He is noted for his Diary which gives a fascinating picture of the official and upper-class life of Restoration London from 1660-1669.