Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
whate'er the massy Earth hath freight, Or on her nurse-like back sustains, " Upon the will of Heaven doth wait, And doth no more than it ordains. " All fortunes, all felicities, Upon their motion do depend. " And from the stars doth still arise, Both their beginning and their end. " The Monarchies that cover all This earthly round with Majesty, " Have both their rising and their fall, From heaven and heavens variety. " Frail men, or man's more frail defence, Had never power, to practise stays " Of this celestial influence, That governeth and guides our days. " No cloud but will be overcast. And what now flourisheth, must fade. " And that that fades, revive at last, To flourish as it first was made. " The forms of things do never die, because the matter that remains, " Reforms another thing thereby, That still the former shape retains. ' The roundness of two bouls cross-cast, (so they with equal pace be aimed,) ' Shows their beginning by their last, which by old nature is new-framed. ' So peopled cities that of yore were desert fields where none would bide, ' Become forsaken as before, yet after are re-edified. Perceive we not a petty vain, cut from a spring by chance or art, Engendereth fountains, whence-again, those fountains do to floods convert? Those floods to waves, those waves to seas, that oft exceed their wonted bounds: And yet those seas (as heavens please) return to springs by under-grounds. even so our city (in her prime) prescribing Princes every thing, Is now subdued by conquering Time: and liveth subject to a King. And yet perhaps the sun-bright crown, that now the tyrants head doth deck, May turn to Rome with true renown, If fortune chance but once to check. The stately walls that once were reared, and by a shepherds hands erect, (With hapless brother's blood besmeared) shall show by whom they were infect. And once more unjust Tarquin's frown, (with arrogance and rage inflamed) Shall keep the Roman valour down; and Rome itself a while be tamed. And chastest Lucrece once again, (because her name dishonoured stood) Shall by herself be careless slain, and make a river of her blood; Scorning her soul a seat should build within a body, basely seen. By shameless rape to be defiled, that erst was clear as heavens Queen. But heavens as tyranny shall yoke our bastard hearts, with servile thrall; So grant your plagues (which they provoke,) may light upon them once for all. And let another Brutus rise, bravely to fight in Rome's defence, To free our Town from tyranny, and tyrannous proud insolence.
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"WHat e're the massie Earth hath fraight, "Or on her nurse-like backe sustaines, "Vpon the will of Heauen doth waite, "And doth no more then it ordaynes. "All fortunes, all felicities, "Vpon their motion doe depend. "And from the starres doth still arise, "Both their beginning and their end. "The Monarchies that couer all "This earthly round with Maiestie, "Haue both theyr rising and theyr fall, "From heauen and heauens varietie. "Fraile men, or mans more fraile defence, "Had neuer power, to practise stayes "Of this celestiall influence, "That gouerneth and guides our dayes. "No clowde but will be ouer-cast. "And what now florisheth, must fade. "And that that fades, reuiue at last, "To florish as it first was made. "The formes of things doe neuer die, "because the matter that remaines, "Reformes another thing thereby, "That still the former shape retaines. 'The roundnes of two boules cross-cast, '(so they with equall pace be aim'd,) 'Showes their beginning by their last, 'which by old nature is new-fram'd. 'So peopled citties that of yore 'were desert fields where none would byde, 'Become forsaken as before, 'yet after are re-edified. Perceiue we not a petty vaine, cut from a spring by chaunce or arte, Engendreth fountaines, whence-againe, those fountaines doe to floods conuart? Those floods to waues, those waues to seas, that oft exceede their wonted bounds: And yet those seas (as heauens please) returne to springs by vnder-grounds. Euen so our cittie (in her prime) prescribing Princes euery thing, Is now subdu'de by conquering Time: and liueth subiect to a King. And yet perhaps the sun-bright crowne, that now the Tyrans head doth deck, May turne to Rome with true renoune, If fortune chaunce but once to check. The stately walls that once were rear'd, and by a shephards hands erect, (VVith haples brothers blood besmear'd) shall show by whom they were infect. And once more vniust Tarquins frowne, (with arrogance and rage enflam'd) Shall keepe the Romaine valure downe; and Rome it selfe a while be tam'd. And chastest Lucrece once againe, (because her name dishonored stood) Shall by herselfe be carelesse slaine, and make a riuer of her blood; Scorning her soule a seate should builde within a body, basely seene. By shameles rape to be defilde, that earst was cleere as heauens Queene. But heauens as tyrannie shall yoke our basterd harts, with seruile thrall; So grant your plagues (which they prouoke,) may light vpon them once for all. And let another Brutus rise, brauely to fight in Romes defence, To free our Towne from tyrannie, and tyrannous proud insolence.