Gascoigne, George / Kinwelmershe, Francis / Yelverton, ChristopherEuripides / Dolce, Lodovico · published 1573 · first performed or written 1566 (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T37 Riches, poverty and covetousness · 515 words
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" Who once hath passed the bounds of honesty In earnest deeds, may pass it well in words. O son, amongst so many miseries This benefit hath crooked age, I find, That as the track of trustless time hath taught, " It seeth much, and many things discerns, Which reckless youth can never rightly judge. Oh, cast aside that vain ambition, That corrosive, that cruel pestilence, That most infects the minds of mortal men: " In princely palace and in stately towns It creepeth oft, and close with it conveys, " To leave behind it damage and decays: By it be love and amity destroyed, " It breaks the laws and common concord beats, kingdoms and realms it topsy-turvy turns, And now, even thee, her gall so poisoned hath, That the weak eyes of thine affection Are blinded quite, and see not to themself But worthy child, drive from thy doubtful breast This monstrous mate, in stead whereof embrace " Equality, which stately states defends And binds the mind with true and trusty knots " Of friendly faith which never can be broke, This, man of right should properly possess, And who that other doth the more embrace, Shall purchase pain to be his just reward By wrathful woe or else by cruel death. " This, first divided all by equal bonds What so the earth did yield for our avail: " This, did divide the nights and days alike, And that the vail of dark and dreadful night, " Which shrouds in misty clouds the pleasant light, Ne yet the golden beams of Phoebus' rays " Which clears the dimmed air with gladsome gleams Can yet heap hath in either of them both. If then the days and nights to serve our turn Content themselves to yield each other place, Well oughtest thou with weighty doom to grant Thy brother's right to rule the reign with thee Which heavens ordained common to you both: If so thou nill O son O cruel son, " In whose high breast may justice build her bower When princes' hearts wide open lie to wrong? Why likes thee so the type of tyranny With other's loss to gather greedy gain? " Alas how far he wanders from the truth That counts a pomp, all other to command, " Yet can not rule his own unbridled will, A vain desire much riches to possess " Whereby the breast is bruised and bettered still, With dread, with danger, care and cold suspect, " Who seeks to have the thing we call enough, Acquaint him first with contentation, " For plenteousness is but a naked name. And what sufficeth use of mortal men, " Shall best apay the mean and modest hearts. These hoarded heaps of gold and worldly wealth " Are not the proper goods of any one, But pawns which Ioue powers out abundantly " That we likewise might use them equally, And as he seems to lend them for a time, " Even so in time he takes them home again, And would that we acknowledge every hour,
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"Who once hath past the bounds of honstie "In ernest déedes, may passe it well in words. O sonne, amongst so many miseries This benefite hath croked age, I find, That as the tracke of trustlesse time hath taught, "It séeth muche, and many things discernes, "Which recklesse youth can neuer rightly iudge. Oh, cast aside that vaine ambition, That corosiue, that cruell pestilence, That most infects the minds of mortall men: "In princely palace and in stately townes "It crepeth ofte, and close with it conuayes, "To leaue behind it damage and decayes: "By it be loue and amitie destroyde, "It breaks the lawes and common concord beates, "Kingdomes and realmes it topsie turuie turnes, And now, euen thée, hir gall so poisoned hath, That the weake eies of thine affection Are blinded quite, and sée not to them selfe But worthy childe, driue from thy doubtfull brest This monstrous mate, in steade whereof embrace "Equalitie, which stately states defends "And binds the mind with true and trustie knots "Of friendly faith which neuer can be broke, "This, man of right should properly possesse, And who that other doth the more embrace, Shall purchase paine to be his iust reward By wrathfull wo or else by cruell death. "This, first deuided all by equall bonds "What so the earth did yeld for our auaile: "This, did deuide the nights and dayes alike, "And that the vaile of darke and dreadfull night, "Which shrowds in misty clouds the pleasaunt light, "Ne yet the golden beames of Phebus rayes "Which cleares the dimmed ayre with gladsome gleame "Can yet heape hath in either of them both. If then the dayes and nights to serue our tourne Content them selues to yeld each other place, Well oughtest thou with waightie doome to graunt Thy brothers right to rule the reigne with thée Which heauens ordeyned common to you both: If so thou nill O sonne O cruell sonne, "In whose high brest may iustice builde hir boure "When princes harts wide open lye to wrong? Why likes thée so the tipe of tyrannie With others losse to gather gréedy gaine? "Alas howe farre he wanders from the truth "That compts a pompe, all other to command, "Yet can not rule his owne vnbridled wil, "A vaine desire much riches to possesse "Whereby the brest is brusde and bettered still, "With dread, with daunger, care and cold suspecte, "Who séekes to haue the thing we call inough, "Acquainte him first with contentation, "For plenteousnesse is but a naked name. "And what suffiseth vse of mortall men, "Shall best apaye the meane and modest hearts. "These hoorded heapes of golde and worldly wealth "Are not the proper goods of any one, "But pawnes which Ioue powres out aboundantly "That we likewise might vse them equally, "And as he seemes to lende them for a time, "Euen so in time he takes them home agayne, "And would that we acknowledge euery houre,