Edwards, Richard · published 1571 · first performed or written 1564 [1564-1568] (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (first) (Oxford's Boys) · before the Court unassigned nearest T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi · 487 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
I am gone sir, seeing it is the kings pleasure, Why whip ye me alone? a plague take Damon and Pythias since they came hither I am driven to seek relee abroad alas I know not whither, Yet Eubulus, though I begun, here after time shall try, There shall be found even in this Court as great flatterers as I: Well for a while I will forego the Court, though to my great pain, I doubt not but to spy a time when I may creep in again. The Serpent that eats men alive, Flattery with all her brood, Is whipped away in Prince's Courts which yet did never good, What force: what mighty power, true Friendship may possess? To all the world Dionysius Court now plainly doth express, Who since to faithful Friends he gave his willing ear, Most safely sitteth in his Seat and sleeps devoid of fear, purged is the Court of vice, since Friendship entered in, Tyranny quails, he studieth now with love each heart to win, Virtue is had in price, and hath his just reward: And painted speech that gloseth for gain, from gifts is quite debarred, One loveth another now for virtue, not for gain, Where Virtue doth not knit the knot, there Friendship cannot reign, Without the which, no house, no land, ne kingdom can endure, As necessary for man's life, as Water, Air, and Fire, Which frameth the mind of man, all honest things to do, Unhonest things Friendship ne craveth, ne yet consents thereto, In wealth a double joy, in woe a present stay, A sweet companion in each state true Friendship is always: A sure defence for Kings, a perfect trusty band, A force to assail, a Shield to defend the enemies cruel hand, A rare, and yet the greatest Gift, that God can give to man: o rare, y• scarce foure couple of faithfull frends haue ben since ye world began A Gift so strange, & of such price, I wish all Kings to have, But chiefly yet as duty bindeth I humbly crave, True friendship, and true friends full fraught with constant faith, The giver of friends, the Lord grant her most noble Queen Elizabeth. THe strongest guard that Kings can have, Are constant friends their state to save: True friends are constant, both in word and deed, True friends are present, and help at each need: True friends talk truly, they gloze for no gain, When treasure consumeth, true friends will remain, True friends for their true Prince, refuseth not their death The Lord grant her such friends most noble Queen Elizabeth▪ Long may she govern in honour and wealth, Void of all sickness, in most perfect health: Which health to prolong, as true friends require, God grant she may have her own hearts desire: Which friends will defend with most steadfast faith, The Lord grant her such friends most noble Queen Elizabeth▪
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I am gone sir, seing it is the kinges pleasure, Why whyp ye me alone? a plague take Damon and Pithias since they came hither I am driuē to seke relee abrod alas I know not whither, Yet Eubulus, though I begone, here after time shall trie, There shall be found euen in this Court as great flatterers as I: Well for a while I wyll forgo the Court, though to my great payne, I doubt not but to spie a time when I may créepe in againe. The Serpent that eates men aliue, Flattery with all her broode, Is whipte away in Princes Courtes whiche yet did neuer good, What force▪ what mighty power, true Friendship may possesse? To all the worlde Dionisius Courte now playnly doth expresse, Wo since to faithfull Friendes he gaue his willyng eare, Most saey sitteth in his Seate and sléepes deuoid of feare, Pourged is the Court of vice, since Friendship entred in, Tirrannie quailes, he studieth now with loue eche hart to win, Uertue is had in price, and hath his iust rewarde: And painted speache that gloseth for gayne, from gifts is quite debard, One loueth another now for vertue, not for gayne, Where Uertue doth not knit the knot, there Friendship cannot raigne, Without the whiche, no house, no land, ne kingdome can endure, As necessarie for mans lyfe, as Water, Ayre, and Fier, Which frameth the minde of man, all honest thinges to doo, Unhonest thinges Friendshippe ne craueth, ne yet consents thertoo, In wealth a double ioye, in woe a present stay, A swéete compagnion in eche state true Friendship is alway: A sure defence for Kinges, a perfecte trustie bande, A force to assayle, a Shield to defende the enemies cruell hande, A rare, and yet the greatest Gifte, that God can geue to man: o rare, y• scarce foure couple of faithfull frends haue ben since ye world began A Gift so strange, & of such price, I wish all Kyngs to haue, But chiefely yet as duetie bindeth I humbly craue, True friendship, and true friendes full fraught with constant faith, The geuer of friends, the Lord grant her most noble Quéene Elizabeth. THe strongest garde that Kynges can haue, Are constant friends their state to saue: True friendes are constant, both in word and deede, True friendes are present, and help at each neede: True friendes talke truly, they glose for no gayne, When treasure consumeth, true frindes wyll remayne, True frindes for their tru Prince, refuseth not their death The Lorde graunt her such frindes most noble Queene Elizabeth▪ ¶ Longe may she gouerne in honour and wealth, Uoyde of all sickenesse, in most perfect health: Which health to prolonge, as true friends require, God graunt she may haue her owne hartes desire: Which friendes wyll defend with most stedfast faith, The Lorde graunt her such friendes most noble Queene Elizabeth▪