Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
Rossa! I scorne there should be cause of feares In one mans rage; for hard then were our state, That reynes of all the world desire to beare: Yet thy disquiet shall increase my hate. Thy wishes vaine to thee yet neuer were: For loue, and Empire, both alike take pleasure, Part of themselues vpon deserts to measure. And, but that all my ioyes haue sorrowes image, I could say; I take pride in thine affection: For Power may be fear'd; Empire ador'd; Rewards may make knees bow; and selfe-loue humble: But loue is onely that which Princes couet; And for they haue it least, they most doe loue it. Care therefore for thy selfe; I hold thee deare; And as for mee! Though Fortune be of glasse, and apt to breake; Kings life kept but in flesh, and easily pierc'd; Kings Crownes no higher than priuate armes may reach; Yet these all-daring spirits are rarely knowne, That vpon Princes graues dare rayse a Throne. Sir! few in number or Time presents children; Where man ends, there ends discontentments empire; Nouelty in flesh hath alwaies had a dwelling; Then tell me Lord; what man would choose his roome, That must expect in wickednesse a meane, Or else be sure to feele a fatall doome? Can that stay in the midst whose center's lowest? Old age is Natures Pouerty, and scorne; Desires riches liue in Princes children; Their youths are Comets, within whose corruption Men prophesie new hopes of better fortunes. Ah Sir! Corrupt occasion still preferreth The wisdome, that for selfe-aduantage erreth. Wisdome is not vnto it selfe in debt, That leaueth nothing, but a God, aboue it. Will he returne from death vnto the liuing? No Sir! But much may hap before his death; Who thinking nothing worse, and nothing after, Knowes thought of wrong is death, if Princes liue; Where dead, all heires their owne good doe forgiue. I sent, he comes; and come is in my power. Before he comes, who knowes your fatall hower? The wicked wrestle both with Might, and Slight: " While Princes liue, each mans life guardeth theirs; When they are dead, mens loues goe with their feare. Slaine by the way lesse grudge, more safety were. Wrong is not Princely; and much lesse is feare. These glorious hazards tempt, and hasten fate; They well become a Man, but not a State. This feare in women shewes a kindnesse too; And is for men to thanke, but not to doe. Is Prouidence of no more vse to Power? Than to preserue the Fame of Power entire, Which often vndermined is by feare. I doe suspect, yet is there nothing done; I lose my Fame, if I so kill my Sonne. Though I yet know not he hath done amisse, I doubt; and heauy Princes doubting is. Though I resolue I will not kill him there; It mortall is if Kings see cause to feare. When Mustapha returnes my iealous care Will very hardly danger ouersee: Order alone holds States in Vnity.
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Rossa! I scorne there should be cause of feares In one mans rage; for hard then were our state, That reynes of all the world desire to beare: Yet thy disquiet shall increase my hate. Thy wishes vaine to thee yet neuer were: For loue, and Empire, both alike take pleasure, Part of themselues vpon deserts to measure. And, but that all my ioyes haue sorrowes image, I could say; I take pride in thine affection: For Power may be fear'd; Empire ador'd; Rewards may make knees bow; and selfe-loue humble: But loue is onely that which Princes couet; And for they haue it least, they most doe loue it. Care therefore for thy selfe; I hold thee deare; And as for mee! Though Fortune be of glasse, and apt to breake; Kings life kept but in flesh, and easily pierc'd; Kings Crownes no higher than priuate armes may reach; Yet these all-daring spirits are rarely knowne, That vpon Princes graues dare rayse a Throne. Sir! few in number or Time presents children; Where man ends, there ends discontentments empire; Nouelty in flesh hath alwaies had a dwelling; Then tell me Lord; what man would choose his roome, That must expect in wickednesse a meane, Or else be sure to feele a fatall doome? Can that stay in the midst whose center's lowest? Old age is Natures Pouerty, and scorne; Desires riches liue in Princes children; Their youths are Comets, within whose corruption Men prophesie new hopes of better fortunes. Ah Sir! Corrupt occasion still preferreth The wisdome, that for selfe-aduantage erreth. Wisdome is not vnto it selfe in debt, That leaueth nothing, but a God, aboue it. Will he returne from death vnto the liuing? No Sir! But much may hap before his death; Who thinking nothing worse, and nothing after, Knowes thought of wrong is death, if Princes liue; Where dead, all heires their owne good doe forgiue. I sent, he comes; and come is in my power. Before he comes, who knowes your fatall hower? The wicked wrestle both with Might, and Slight: " While Princes liue, each mans life guardeth theirs; " When they are dead, mens loues goe with their feare. Slaine by the way lesse grudge, more safety were. Wrong is not Princely; and much lesse is feare. These glorious hazards tempt, and hasten fate; They well become a Man, but not a State. This feare in women shewes a kindnesse too; And is for men to thanke, but not to doe. Is Prouidence of no more vse to Power? Than to preserue the Fame of Power entire, Which often vndermined is by feare. I doe suspect, yet is there nothing done; I lose my Fame, if I so kill my Sonne. Though I yet know not he hath done amisse, I doubt; and heauy Princes doubting is. Though I resolue I will not kill him there; It mortall is if Kings see cause to feare. When Mustapha returnes my iealous care Will very hardly danger ouersee: Order alone holds States in Vnity.