The Meaning of "Connive"

    In this poem the word connive is used in the line Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme. The word connive means to pretend ignorance of or fail to take action against something one ought to oppose. So this line pretty much means where kings never lie or pretend to be someone nor tyrants scheme.

Source: The Webster's Dictionary http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

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