Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
From which I fear both cannot long abstain: Her beauty is sufficient to allure: His bravery is sufficient to obtain. captains will force, and captives must endure, O Alexander, tender my renown, Although thou travel to usurp my throne. I rage to have arrival in my Crown: But in my love I can comport with none. Lode her not with disgrace, and me with grief, lest so thou rob her honour, and my life: Spare in this point t'overcharge me with mischief: In all things else let arms decide our strife. But where doth fury thus transport my spirits, With light belief my best half to mistrust? dear, pardon, I trespass to wrong thy merits, Whom I have still found faithful loving just. Pure chastity doth then most firmly stand, When fortified it is with wedlocks band. Yet let me doubt, or let me leave to love: To fear the worst it is affection's part. I'll not mistrust thy truth? yet it may prove, Thy face betray thy faith, thy hap thy heart. But on thy love approved my hope relies, This doth dissolve suspicions power to nought. I will repel reports, as slanderous lies, Which second not thy virtue, and my thought. Though virtues foe, and worth-envy fortune, Hath wronged my valour with an evil success; Life of my life, yet must I thee importune, join not with her to double my distress. O More than miserable mind, That of all things itself worst knows, And being through presumption blind Is puffed up with every wind, Which fortune in derision blows. Such one no stable bliss can find, Whose heart is guided by his eye, And trusts unto betraying shows, Which seem not as they be. Oft short prosperity, Breeds long adversity: For who abuse the first, the last o'erthrows. A dead security all care exiles: 'tis no small danger to be happy whiles. Who on himself too much depends, 'a makes an Idol of his wit, For every favour fortune sends, Self-flatterer himself commends, And will no sound advise admit, But at himself begins, and ends, And never takes a moment's leisure, To try what fault he may commit, But drunk with froths of pleasure, Thirsts for praise above measure, Imaginary treasure, Which slowly comes, and soon away doth flit: And what is most affected at this time, Succeeding ages may account a crime. A Potentate that is respected, And by his subjects thought a God, Thinks, as his name on high erected Hath what he list at home effected, It may like wonders work abroad. O how his folly is detected! For though he sit in Royal seat, And as he list his vassals lod; Yet others that are great. Live not by his conceit, Nor ponder what he threat, But plague his pride oft ere he fear the rod. There are rare qualities required in Kings: A naked name can never work great things.
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From which I feare both cannot long abſtaine: Her beauty is ſufficient to allure: His brauery is ſufficient to obtaine. Captaines will force, and captiues muſt endure, O Alexander, tender my renowne, Although thou trauell to vſurpe my throne. I rage to haue ariuall in my Crowne: But in my loue I can comport with none. Lode her not with diſgrace, and me with griefe, Leaſt ſo thou rob her honour, and my life: Spare in this point t'ouercharge me with miſchiefe: In all things els let armes decide our ſtrife. But where doth fury thus tranſport my ſpirits, With light beleefe my beſt halfe to miſtruſt? Deere, pardon, I treſpaſſe to wrong thy merits, Whom I haue ſtill found faithfull louing iuſt. Pure chaiſtitie doth then moſt firmelie ſtand, When fortified it is with wedlockes band. Yet let me doubt, or let me leaue to loue: To feare the worſt it is affections part. I'l not miſtruſt thy truth? yet it may proue, Thy face betray thy faith, thy hap thy hart. But on thy loue approou'd my hope relyes, This doth diſſolue ſuſpitions power to nought. I will repell reports, as ſlanderous lyes, Which ſecond not thy vertue, and my thought. Though vertues foe, and worth-enuying fortune, Hath wrong'd my valour with an euill ſucceſſe; Life of my life, yet muſt I thee importune, Ioyne not with her to double my diſtreſſe. O More then miſerable minde, That of all things it ſelfe worſt knowes, And being through preſumption blinde Is puffed vp with euery winde, Which fortune in deriſion blowes. Such one no ſtable bliſſe can finde, Whoſe hart is guided by his eye, And truſtes vnto betraying ſhowes, Which ſeeme not as they be. Oft ſhort proſperity, Breedes long aduerſity: For who abuſe the firſt, the laſt o're-throwes. A dead ſecurity all care exiles: Tis no ſmall danger to be happie whiles. Who on himſelfe too much depends, A makes an Idole of his witt, For euery favour fortune ſends, Self-flatterer himſelfe commends, And will no ſound aduiſe admit, But at himſelfe beginnes, and ends, And neuer takes a moments leaſure, To try what fault he may commit, But drunke with frothes of pleaſure, Thirſtes for praiſe aboue meaſure, Imaginary treaſure, Which ſlowly commes, and ſoone away doth flit: And what is moſt affected at this time, Succeeding ages may account a crime. A Potentate that is reſpected, And by his ſubiects thought a God, Thinkes, as his name on high erected Hath what he liſt at home effected, It may like wonders worke abrod. O how his folly is detected! For though he ſit in Royall ſeate, And as he liſt his vaſſalls lod; Yet others that are great. Liue not by his conceate, Nor ponder what he threat, But plague his pride oft ere he feare the rod. There are rare qualities required in Kings: A naked name can never worke great things.