Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
My Lord! what moues these vndermining words, Which shewing feare in you, stirre feare in vs? Cruelty, and Dissolution enter thus. Doth Kings restraint of wrath appeare like feare? Shall our remissenesse suffer more than this? Can horror onely, adoration beare? Behold, the World layes Homage at my feet, To them by sword, and fire I am knowne: Must Kings that change this likenesse lose their owne? Two States I beare; his Father, and his King; These two, being Relatiues, haue mutuall bonds; Neglect in either, all in question brings. My Sonne climes vp with wings of seeming Merit; His course, Applause; and mine, the scale of Order; By Dissolution, he builds vp Content; And I displease, by planting Gouernment. My Age spends on the stocke of Honor wonne; Flesh hath her buds, her flowers, her fruit, her fall; Worke hath his time, and Rest is naturall: His Youth hath hope for right; and Fame for end; Time for a stage; for riuall Expectation; Ascending by the ballance we descend. Let Youth affect goodwill, praise, reputation, Fashion it selfe to Times, or Times to it, Grow strong, and rich in mans imagination: But when her Fame reflects scorne vpon Kings, Her glory vndermines, or else confounds Of Place, Time, Nature, all the reuerend bounds. These crooked shadowes no straight bodies haue; Practise, Ambition, Pride, are here disguised. And shall Loue be a chaine, tyed to my Crowne, Either to helpe him vp, or pull me downe? No, No: This Father -language fits not Kings, " Whose publike, vniuersall prouidence Of Things, not Persons, alwayes must haue sense. With Iustice I these misty doubts will cleare. And he that breakes diuine, and humane Law, Shall no protection out of either draw. Sir! where corrupted limbes Art doth diuide, It hath no name of torment, but of cure: Let many perish, so the State be sure. Then Achmat! Bid the Eunuchs do their charge. I wound my selfe in wounding of my Sonne; A Kings estates hath of a Fathers wonne. Aduantagious Ambition! hast thou learn't That present Gouernment still giues offenses, And long life in the best Kings discontenteth? That discontentments hopes liue in succession? Well! False desires (which in false Glasses shew That Princes Thrones are like enchanted fires, Mighty to see, and easie to passe ouer:) By Mustapha's example, learne to know; No priuate thoughts can sound Authoritie. Achmat! I meane that Mustapha shall die. My Lord! Good Fortune doth me witnesse beare, That my hopes need not stand vpon Succession, Where life is poore in all, but woe, and feare: Then Sir! doubt not my faith, though I withstand This fearefull Counsell, which you haue in hand. Resolu'd I am. The forme alone I doubt. Enuie, and Murmur I desire to shunne, With which yet great Examples must be done. The forme of proofe precedes the forme of death; Kings honors, and their safeties liue in both: Against these to giue counsell I am loth. Thought is with God an Act: Kings cannot see Th'intents of mischiefe, but with Iealousie. In what protection then liues Innocence?
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My Lord! what moues these vndermining words, Which shewing feare in you, stirre feare in vs? Cruelty, and Dissolution enter thus. Doth Kings restraint of wrath appeare like feare? Shall our remissenesse suffer more than this? Can horror onely, adoration beare? Behold, the World layes Homage at my feet, To them by sword, and fire I am knowne: Must Kings that change this likenesse lose their owne? Two States I beare; his Father, and his King; These two, being Relatiues, haue mutuall bonds; Neglect in either, all in question brings. My Sonne climes vp with wings of seeming Merit; His course, Applause; and mine, the scale of Order; By Dissolution, he builds vp Content; And I displease, by planting Gouernment. My Age spends on the stocke of Honor wonne; Flesh hath her buds, her flowers, her fruit, her fall; Worke hath his time, and Rest is naturall: His Youth hath hope for right; and Fame for end; Time for a stage; for riuall Expectation; Ascending by the ballance we descend. Let Youth affect goodwill, praise, reputation, Fashion it selfe to Times, or Times to it, Grow strong, and rich in mans imagination: But when her Fame reflects scorne vpon Kings, Her glory vndermines, or else confounds Of Place, Time, Nature, all the reuerend bounds. These crooked shadowes no straight bodies haue; Practise, Ambition, Pride, are here disguised. And shall Loue be a chaine, tyed to my Crowne, Either to helpe him vp, or pull me downe? No, No: This Father-language fits not Kings, " Whose publike, vniuersall prouidence " Of Things, not Persons, alwayes must haue sense. With Iustice I these misty doubts will cleare. And he that breakes diuine, and humane Law, Shall no protection out of either draw. Sir! where corrupted limbes Art doth diuide, It hath no name of torment, but of cure: Let many perish, so the State be sure. Then Achmat! Bid the Eunuchs do their charge. I wound my selfe in wounding of my Sonne; A Kings estates hath of a Fathers wonne. Aduantagious Ambition! hast thou learn't That present Gouernment still giues offenses, And long life in the best Kings discontenteth? That discontentments hopes liue in succession? Well! False desires (which in false Glasses shew That Princes Thrones are like enchanted fires, Mighty to see, and easie to passe ouer:) By Mustapha's example, learne to know; No priuate thoughts can sound Authoritie. Achmat! I meane that Mustapha shall die. My Lord! Good Fortune doth me witnesse beare, That my hopes need not stand vpon Succession, Where life is poore in all, but woe, and feare: Then Sir! doubt not my faith, though I withstand This fearefull Counsell, which you haue in hand. Resolu'd I am. The forme alone I doubt. Enuie, and Murmur I desire to shunne, With which yet great Examples must be done. The forme of proofe precedes the forme of death; Kings honors, and their safeties liue in both: Against these to giue counsell I am loth. Thought is with God an Act: Kings cannot see Th'intents of mischiefe, but with Iealousie. In what protection then liues Innocence?