Daniel, Samuel · published 1599 · first performed or written 1593 [revised 1607] (Annals) tragedy unassigned nearest T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi · 451 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
And now I go to works th'effect indeed, He never send more words or sighs to thee: He bring my soul myself, and that with speed, Myself will bring my soul to Antbonie. Come go my Maids, my fortunes sole attenders, That minister to misery and sorrow: Your Mistress you unto your freedom renders. And will discharge your charge yet ere to morrow. And now by this, I think the man I sent, Is near returned that brings me my dispatch. God grant his cunning sort to good event, And that his skill may well beguile my watch: So shall I shun disgrace, leave to be sorry, Fly to my love, scape my foe, free my soul; So shall I act the last of life with glory, Die like a Queen, and rest without control. Mysterious Egypt, wonder breeder, strict religions strange observer, State-orderer zeal, the best rule-keeper, Fostering still in temperate fervour: O how cam'st thou to lose so wholly All religion, law and order? And thus become the most unholy of all Lands, that Nilus' border? How could confused Disorder enter Where stern Law suit so sewerely? How durst weak lust and riot venture th'eye of justice looking nearly? Can not those means that made thee great Be still the means to keep thy state? Ah no, the course of things requireth change and alteration ever. That same continuance man desireth, th'unconstant world yieldeth never. We in our counsels must be blinded, And not see what doth import us: And oftentimes the thing least minded is the thing that most must hurt us. Yet they that have the stern in guiding, 'tis their fault that should prevent it. For oft they seeing their Country sliding, take their ease, as though contented. We imitate the greater powers, The Prince's manners fashion ours. Th'example of their light regarding, Vulgar looseness much incences: Vice uncontrolled, grows wide enlarging, Kings small faults, be great offences. And this hath set the window open. unto licence, lust and riot: This way confusion first found broken, whereby entered our disquiet. Those laws that old Sesostris founded, and the Ptolemy's observed, Hereby first came to be confounded, which our state so long preserved. The wanton luxury of Court, Did form the people of like sort. For all (respecting private pleasure,) universally consenting To abuse their time, their treasure, in their own delights contenting: And future dangers nought respecting, whereby, (o how easy matter Made this so general neglecting, confused weakness to discatter?) Caesar found th'effect true tried, in his easy entrance making: Who at the sight of arms, descried all our people, all forsaking. For riot (worse than war,) so sore Had wasted all our strength before.
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And now I go to works th'effect indeed, He neuer send more words or sighes to thee: He bring my soule my selfe, and that with speede, My selfe will bring my soule to Antbonie. Come go my Maides, my fortunes sole attenders, That minister to miserie and sorrow: Your Mistris you vnto your freedom renders. And will discharge your charge yet ere to morrow. And now by this, I thinke the man I sent, Is neere return'd that brings me my dispatch. God grant his cunning sort to good euent, And that his skill may well beguile my watch: So shall I shun disgrace, leaue to be sorie, Flie to my loue, scape my foe, free my soule; So shall I act the last of life with glorie, Die like a Queene, and rest without controule. Mysterious Egypt, wonder breeder, strict religions strange obseruer, State-ordrer zeale, the best rule-keeper, Fostring still in temp'rate feruor: O how cam'st thou to lose so wholy All religion, law and order? And thus become the most vnholy of all Lands, that Nylus border? How could confus'd Disorder enter Where sterne Law sute so sewerely? How durst weake lust and riot venter th'eye of Iustice looking neerely? Could not those means that made thee great Be still the means to keepe thy state? Ah no, the course of things requireth change and alteration euer. That same continuance man desireth, th'vnconstant world yeeldeth neuer. We in our counsels must be blinded, And not see what doth import vs: And often-times the thing least minded is the thing that most must hurt vs. Yet they that haue the sterne in guiding, tis their fault that should preuent it. For oft they seeing their Country sliding, take their ease, as though contented. We imitate the greater powres, The Princes manners fashion ours. Th'example of their light regarding, Vulgar loosenes much incences: Vice vncontrould, growes wide inlarging, Kings small faults, be great offences. And this hath set the window open. vnto licence, lust and riot: This way confusion first found broken, whereby entred our disquiet. Those lawes that olde Sesostris founded, and the Ptolomies obserued, Hereby first came to be confounded, which our state so long preserued. The wanton luxurie of Court, Did forme the people of like sort. For all (respecting priuate pleasure,) vniuersally consenting To abuse their time, their treasure, in their owne delights contenting: And future dangers nought respecting, whereby, (ô how easie matter Made this so generall neglecting, confus'd weakenesse to discatter?) Caesar found th'effect true tried, in his easie entrance making: Who at the sight of armes, descryed all our people, all forsaking. For ryot (worse then warre,) so sore Had wasted all our strength before.