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But When we have within burr bosom weighed The ruin of all Alexander's race; Whom without blushing we might have obeyed, By right succeeding in our sovereign's place. How can our souls but highly be ashamed, That one inferior both to them and us, Doth seek by wrong that which by right they claimed, And by their o'erthrow would b'exalted thus? Nor need I more as in suspense remain, To mask my meaning with ambiguous words: No, no, our words may as his deeds be plain, Which fame, (and without whispering) now records Ye hear how that Antigonus of late, Whose thoughts winged with ambition soar too high: Doth strive above us all t'advance his state, And on his former fortune doth rely. Since to his hands Eumenes was betrayed, Lo, quite transported by preposterous pride, As if in nought addicted now t'our aid, He hath laid all regard of us aside. Thus Time the truth of all things doth proclaim, Man is a crafty creature, hard to know, That can a face for every fortune frame, No trust in mortals, nor no faith below. Whiles as our own particulars do move, We what we wish for most, seem to mislike: And oft of others do the course disprove, Whilst we want nought but means to do the like. Then whilst Perdiccas did attempt before To make the rest that were his equals thrall, Who than Antigonus detested more, Th'ambitious mind of one that would have all? But since Perdiccas and his faction fell, Whom he as traitors to the state pursued: He in his place succeeding to rebel, Hath what he seemed t'undo again renewed. And yet I many a time have mused of this, How from the world he did Eumenes send. How? But by treason as his custom is, False at the first, and cruel at the end. I know, that after divers doubtful fights, He hath o'erthrown Eumenes at the last: But by what stratagems or treacherous slights, I would be glad to hear how all hath passed Antigonus was at the first afraid, To match Eumenes by plain force in fight: And the refuge that fear affords assayed, For valour frank bent t'use some wary sleight. Amongst Eumenes' troops, their minds to prove He scattered letters with allurements stored: By promised treasures, and protested love, To move some one that might betray his Lord. But he being wise, his troops in time advised, To clear their virtue by their enemy's vice: And gave them thanks that would not be enticed, To sell their faith at such a bloody price. Then said, that th'Author of those scrolls was he, That when they spied such practises again, They still would take them always but to be, Their captains trial, not their enemies train. Thus by the means that should have him entrapped, His adversary did deluded stay: For both he from the present danger scaped, And to prevent the like prepared a way.
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But When we haue within bur boſome weigh'd The ruine of all Alexanders race; Whom without bluſhing we might haue obey'd, By right ſucceeding in our ſoueraignes place. How can our ſoules but highly be aſham'd, That one inferiour both to them and vs, Doth ſeeke by wrong that which by right they claim'd, And by their orethrow would b'exalted thus? Nor neede I more as in ſuſpence remaine, To maske my meaning with ambiguous wordes: No, no, our words may as his deedes be plaine, Which fame, (and without whiſpring) now records Ye heare how that Antigonus of late, Whoſe thoughts wing'd with ambition ſoare too high: Doth ſtriue aboue vs all t'aduaunce his ſtate, And on his former fortune doth relie. Since to his hands Eumenes was betraide, Loe, quite tranſported by prepoſtrous pride, As if in nought addicted now t'our aide, He hath laide all regarde of vs aſide. Thus Time the truth of all things doth proclame, Man is a craftie creature, hard to know, That can a face for euery fortune frame, No truſt in mortalles, nor no faith below. Whiles as our owne particulars doe moue, We what we wiſh for moſt, ſeeme to miſlike: And oft of others doe the courſe diſproue, Whilſt we want nought but meanes to doe the like. Then whilſt Perdiccas did attempt before To make the reſt that were his equalls thrall, Who than Antigonus deteſted more, Th'ambitious minde of one that would haue all? But ſince Perdiccas and his faction fell, Whom he as traitours to the ſtate purſude: He in his place ſucceeding to rebell, Hath what he ſeemde t'vndo againe renude. And yet I many a time haue muſde of this, How from the world he did Eumenes ſend. How? But by treaſon as his cuſtome is, Falſe at the firſt, and cruell at the end. I know, that after diuers doubtful fights, He hath orethrowne Eumenes at the laſt: But by what ſtratagems or treacherous ſlights, I would be glad to heare how all hath paſt Antigonus was at the firſt afraide, To match Eumenes by plaine force in fight: And the refuge that feare affordes aſſaide, For valour franke bent t'vſe ſome wary ſleight. Amongſt Eumenes troupes, their mindes to proue He ſcattred letters with allurements ſtor'd: By promiſde treaſures, and proteſted loue, To moue ſome one that might betray his Lord. But he being wiſe, his troupes in time aduiſde, To cleare their vertue by their enemies vice: And gaue them thankes that would not be entiſde, To ſell their faith at ſuch a bloodie price. Then ſaide, that th'Author of thoſe ſcroules was he, That when they ſpide ſuch practiſes againe, They ſtill would take them alwayes but to be, Their Captaines triall, not their enemies traine. Thus by the means that ſhould haue him entrap'd, His aduerſarie did deluded ſtay: For both he from the preſent danger ſcap'd, And to preuent the like preparde a way.