Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
His successors have set all Greece on fire, Of which I fear to perish by some spark: For Polipercon doth my death conspire, And who can scape that's made a great man's marker? But for my country's cause I'll give my blood, Whilst safely praised all follow virtue can: But when with danger threatened to do good, That's only worthy of a worthy man. Nor do I tender so this puff of breath, But I could be contented it t'expel: A mind that is resolved triumphs over death, He hath lived long enough that hath lived well. I Doubt not now (great heroes) but ye all whatever miscontentment ye pretend Do rest well pleased, since those by me made thrall, That might have made you end, have made an end. loath not the means, if ye allow th'effect, For though by this I have a realm obtained: It yields you more, whose course none can suspect, I'm only guilty, and ye all have gained. Yet to pursue my life they first began, For my defence this last refuge I proved: Nought than himself is nearer unto man, All men with their own dangers are most moved. And had not proud Olimpias died in time, By offering up her blood to work my peace: Then mine had been the harm, and hers the crime, I but prevented her a little space. And if her offspring had survived her death, Whose rising could not but procure our fall: Ye, now that nought but sovereignty do breath, Had breathed obedience, or not breathed at all. You from a dangerous yoke have us relieved, Which I suspect we had experienced soon: And why then should we labour to seem grieved At that thing done, which we wish not undone? No, since that all for sovereignty do strive, And have once tasted what it is to reign: There's none of us but rather die, than live T'embrace a subjects servile state again. And though perchance with Alexander's son, If heir both of his father's worth and state: We might have most respected places won, As special pillars of the PRINCE's seat. Yet though more great than others, as before, It would have grieved us, less than one to fall: The fall from first to second grieves one more, Than from the second to the last of all. Our old renown to us had ruin brought, And would have made us odious to remain: It's dangerous for a subject to be thought, One that desires, or yet deserves to reign. When any tempest threatened had his throne, He would have sought assurance at our cost: For when that jealousy hath seized on one, The greatest virtues are suspected most. Yea though we could to quite our state consent, Us from suspicion nought but death could purge: Still greatness must turmoil, or then torment, If borne, a burden, if laid down, a scourge.
seed 43: unassigned · seed 44: unassigned — topic numbers are assigned independently in each run; equal or different numbers say nothing by themselves
Original spelling (EEBO-TCP, unregularized)
His ſucceſſours haue ſet all Greece on fire, Of which I feare to periſh by ſome ſparke: For Polipercon doth my death conſpire, And who can ſcape thats made a great mans marker? But for my countries cauſe Ile giue my blood, Whilſt ſafely praiſde all follow vertue can: But when with danger threatned to doe good, Thats onelie worthy of a worthy man. Nor do I tender ſo this puffe of breath, But I could be contented it t'expell: A minde that is reſolu'd triumphs ouer death, He hath liu'd long enough that hath liu'd well. I Doubt not now (great heroes) but ye all What euer miſcontentment ye pretend Doe reſt well pleaſde, ſince thoſe by me made thrall, That might haue made you end, haue made an end. Loathe not the meanes, if yee allow th'effect, For though by this I haue a realme obtain'd: It yeelds you more, whoſe courſe none can ſuſpect, I'm onely guiltie, and ye all haue gain'd. Yet to purſue my life they firſt beganne, For my defence this laſt refuge I prou'd: Nought than himſelfe is neerer vnto man, All men with their owne dangers are moſt mou'd. And had not prowd Olimpias dide in time, By offring vp her bloud to worke my peace: Then mine had beene the harme, and hers the crime, I but preuented her a little ſpace. And if her of-ſpring had ſuruiu'd her death, Whoſe riſing could not but procure our fall: Ye, now that nought but ſoueraignty do breathe, Had breath'd obedience, or not breath'd at all. You from a dangerous yoke haue vs relieu'd, Which I ſuſpect we had experienc'd ſoone: And why then ſhould we labour to ſeeme grieu'd At that thing done, which we wiſh not vndone? No, ſince that all for ſoueraignety doe ſtriue, And haue once taſted what it is to raigne: Theres none of vs but rather die, than liue T'embrace a ſubiects ſeruile ſtate againe. And though perchance with Alexanders ſonne, If heire both of his fathers worth and ſtate: We might haue moſt reſpected places wonne, As ſpeciall pillars of the Princes ſeate. Yet though more great than others, as before, It would haue grieu'd vs, leſſe then one to fall: The fall from firſt to ſecond grieues one more, Then from the ſecond to the laſt of all. Our old renowne to vs had ruine brought, And would haue made vs odious to remaine: It's dangerous for a ſubiect to be thought, One that deſires, or yet deſerues to raigne. When any tempeſt threatned had his throne, He would haue ſought aſſurance at our coſt: For when that iealouſie hath ſeizd on one, The greateſt vertues are ſuſpected moſt. Yea though we could to quite our ſtate conſent, Vs from ſuſpition nought but death could purge: Still greatneſſe muſt turmoile, or then torment, If borne, a burden, if laide downe, a ſcourge.