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Although this will but aggravate my woe, From whom the Fates all comfort now seclude: Yet do I reverence his remembrance so, That of my son to hear it doth me good. And daughter now, to double my distress, Make me at length acquainted with his death: That sorrow may each part of me possess, Sad news mine ears, tears eyes, and sighs my breath. Though grief to me scarce liberty affords, T'express the passions that oppress my mind: Yet would affection wrestle out some words, To speak of him that all my joys confined. When he had conquered all that could resist, A monarchy not equal with his mind: Still in his haughty course he did insist, And searched out th'Ocean other worlds to find. But when from it his navy was redeemed, He stood in doubt where trophies next to rear: For all the world for him too little seemed, His mind could more conceive than nature bear. Then ah this Emperor purposed was in th'end, At Babylon his glory's height to show: Where all the world his coming did attend, As Ioue above, he only reigned below. When he drew near that then thrice monarchs seat, All th'Astrologians by their skill foretold, What dangers there were threatened to his state, The which elsewhere might better be controlled. But he that was not capable of fear, And could not muse of misadventures then: Caused through that town himself in triumph bear, Backed with more kings, than other kings with men. There as a god in all his subjects sights, Which mirth with mourning I must still record: He spent, or lost a time in all delights, That a successful fortune could afford. Till Thessalus, for mischief but reserved, Once to his house invited him to dine: Where false Cassander at the table served, And as he used, with water mixed his wine. Alas, alas, and so it proved in th'end, But who could fear a benefited friend? The creatures all esteemed of greatest worth, That either are in th'earth, the sea, or th'air: In Persia, Arabia, or the Inds brought forth, That walk, that swim, that fly, that grow, were there. Then when that reason drunk with pleasure slept, Which all things did abundantly afford: And whilst that nought save music measure kept, With Ceres, Bacchus only was adored. But when the King beginning was to drink, As strangely moved he thundered forth a groan: And from the table suddenly did shrink, As one whose strength was at an instant gone. Then when he softly was t'a chamber led, That Death a title to his body claimed: The sorrowing soldiers swarmed about his bed, With looks, once fierce, then for compassion framed. But he whom victory had still arrayed, This battle with the rest bent to make even: Did look like one whom all the world obeyed, And boasted shortly then to take the heaven.
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Although this will but aggrauate my woe, From whom the Fates all comfort now ſeclude: Yet do I reuerence his remembrance ſo, That of my ſonne to heare it doth me good. And daughter now, to double my diſtreſſe, Make me at length acquainted with his death: That ſorrow may each part of me poſſeſſe, Sad newes mine eares, teares eies, and ſighes my breath. Though griefe to me ſcarſe libertie affordes, T'expreſſe the paſſions that oppreſſe my mind: Yet would affection wreſtle out ſome wordes, To ſpeake of him that all my ioyes confind. When he had conquerd all that could reſiſt, A monarchie not equall with his minde: Still in his haughty courſe he did inſiſt, And ſearch'd out th'Ocean other worlds to finde. But when from it his nauie was redeemde, He ſtoode in doubt where trophees next to reare: For all the world for him too little ſeemde, His minde could more conceiue than nature beare. Then ah this Emprour purpoſde was in th'end, At Babylon his glories height to ſhew: Where all the world his comming did attend, As Ioue aboue, he onely raignde below. When he drew neere that then thrice Monarks ſeate, All th'Aſtrologians by their skill foretold, What dangers there were threatned to his ſtate, The which elſe-where might better be controld. But he that was not capable of feare, And could not muſe of miſaduentures then: Cauſde through that towne him ſelfe in triumph beare, Backd with moe kings, than other kings with men. There as a god in all his ſubiects ſights, Which mirth with mourning I muſt ſtill record: He ſpent, or loſt a time in al delights, That a ſucceſſefull fortune could afford. Till Theſſalus, for miſchiefe but reſeru'd, Once to his houſe inuited him to dine: Where falſe Caſſander at the table ſeru'd, And as he vſde, with water mixt his wine. Alas, alas, and ſo it proou'd in th'end, But who could feare a benefited friend? The creatures al eſteemde of greateſt worth, That either are in th'earth, the ſea, or th'aire: In Perſia, Arabia, or the Ind's brought forth, That walke, that ſwim, that flie, that grow, were there. Then when that reaſon drunke with pleaſure ſlept, Which all things did aboundantly afford: And whilſt that nought ſaue muſicke meaſure kept, With Ceres, Bacchus onelie was ador'd. But when the King beginning was to drinke, As ſtrangely moou'd he thundred forth a grone: And from the table ſodainly did ſhrinke, As one whoſe ſtrength was at an inſtant gone. Then when he ſoftly was t'a chamber led, That Death a title to his bodie claimde: The ſorrowing ſouldiers ſwarmd about his bed, With lookes, once fierce, then for compaſſion framde. But he whome victorie had ſtill arrayd, This battell with the reſt bent to make euen: Did looke like one whome all the world obayd, And boaſted ſhortly then to take the heauen.