Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T54: antony, caesar, anthony, cleopatra, antonius, love, death, die, heart, breast.
For him that hath them thus to honour brought, They must be bound to hold in high account: And I have not advanced them thus for nought, They be the means by which I mind to mount. O but your fancies may be much deceived, There is no bond that binds ungrateful minds: I fear th'advancement that they thus received, Have shown them ways to sail by other winds. So long of late as they had need of you, To seem your constant friends they kindly sought: But since their greatness gives them freedom now, They do disdain what may abase them aught. To those all great men frankest friends do prove, Whom without cause they always favour still: And can not be as 'twere compelled to love, Those whose deserts do challenge their good will. This would prejudge the freedom of their state, That any might claim interest in their hearts: No, kings can hold of none their kingly seat, None must upbraid them with so great deserts. And in my judgement you have greatly erred, Them thus t'exalt whose states you would surprise: Their common custom is that are preferred, That they may stand, not to let others rise. I'll make their breasts such jealous thoughts embrace, That every one shall seek his mate t'o'erthrow: And then I purpose to supply their place, When by such sleights the highest are brought low. This subtle course rests by experience tried, The strongest else is to confusion gone: I long to learn how Leonatus died, Not that I mind his funerals to bemoan. That prince magnanimous whom all admire Through his accustomed clemency proclaimed: That banished Grecians might to Greece retire, Save only such whom murder had defamed. At this, some Grecian great men were commoned, Whose partial grudge occasioned their exile: Lest th'other's restitution should have proved, A means t'have brought their state t'a lower style. And th'indignation that they had conceived, Did burst out in rebellion for a time: The which the king deep in his mind engraved, And thought by Athens spoils t'avenge that crime. But since that death ministered them relief, Grown bold to prosecute their proud attempt: To Athenians and the Aetolians were the chief, That brought Antipater first in contempt. And being by them constrained to quit the field, He in a little town enclosed at last: Was once reduced in dangers near to yield, And stain the glory of his actions past. But yet by accident as whiles it falls, It's better to be fortunate then wise: An unsuspected shaft thrown from the walls, Th' Athenian captain happened to surprise. Then did Antipater his courage rear, That had almost his staggering hopes betrayed: And yet not altogether freed from fear, He sent to Leonatus seeking aid. And he that seemed his friendship much t'affect, Did careful of his countrymen appear: But if he had prevailed some do suspect, Antipater had bought his succours dear.
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For him that hath them thus to honor brought, They muſt be bound to hold in high account: And I haue not aduanc'd them thus for nought, They be the meanes by which I minde to mount. O but your fancies may be much deceiu'd, There is no bond that binds vngratefull mindes: I feare th'aduancement that they thus receiu'd, Haue ſhewne them wayes to ſaile by other windes. So long of late as they had need of you, To ſeeme your conſtant friends they kindly ſought: But ſince their greatneſſe giues them freedom now, They do diſdaine what may abaſe them ought. To thoſe all great men frankeſt friends do proue, Whom without cauſe they alwayes fauour ſtill: And can not be as t'were compell'd to loue, Thoſe whoſe deſerts do challenge their good will. This would preiudge the freedome of their ſtate, That any might claime intereſt in their hearts: No, kings can hold of none their kingly ſeat, None muſt vpbraid them with ſo great deſerts. And in my iudgement you haue greatly errd, Them thus t'exalt whoſe ſtates you would ſurpriſe: Their common cuſtome is that are preferrd, That they may ſtand, not to let others riſe. Ile make their breſts ſuch iealous thoughts imbrace, That euery one ſhall ſeeke his mate t'ore-throw: And then I purpoſe to ſupply their place, When by ſuch ſleights the higheſt are brought low. This ſubtill courſe reſts by experienee try'd, The ſtrongſt elſe is to confuſion gone: I long to learne how Leonatus dy'd, Not that I minde his funeralls to bemone. That prince magnanimous whom all admire Through his accuſtom'd clemencie proclaim'd: That baniſhd Graecians might to Greece retire, Saue onely ſuch whom murder had defam'd. At this, ſome Grecian great men were common'd, Whoſe partiall grudge occaſion'd their exile: Leſt th'others reſtitution ſhould haue prou'd, A meanes t'haue brought their ſtate t'a lower ſtile. And th'indignation that they had conceiu'd, Did burſt out in rebellion for a time: The which the king deepe in his minde engrau'd, And thought by Athens ſpoyles t'avenge that cryme. But ſince that death miniſtred them reliefe, Grown bold to proſecute their prowde attempt: To Athenians and the Aetolians were the chiefe, That brought Antipater firſt in contempt. And being by them conſtrain'd to quit the field, He in a little towne enclos'd at laſt: Was once reduc'd in dangers neere to yield, And ſtaine the glory of his actions paſt. But yet by accident as whiles it falles, It's better to be fortunate then wiſe: An vnſuſpected ſhaft throwne from the walles, Th' Athenian captaine happened to ſurpriſe. Then did Antipater his courage reare, That had almoſt his ſtaggering hopes betraid: And yet not altogether free'd from feare, He ſent to Leonatus ſeeking aid. And he that ſeem'd his friendſhip much t'affect, Did carefull of his countrie-men appeare: But if he had preuail'd ſome do ſuſpect, Antipater had bought his ſuccours deere.