Shakespeare, William · published 1609 · first performed or written 1602 [1602-1603] (Annals) tragedy · Lord Chamberlain's (Hunsdon's) Men · Globe unassigned nearest T25 Kings, power and law: political sententi · 501 words · other edition — not in the analysis
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
Princes: what grief hath set these jaundice o'er your cheeks? The ample proposition that hope makes, In all designs begun on earth below, Fails in the promised largeness, checks and disasters, Grow in the veins of actions highest reared. As knots by the conflux of meeting sap, Infects the sound Pine, and diverts his grain, Tortive and errant from his course of growth. Nor Princes is it matter new to us, That we come short of our suppose so far, That after seven years siege, yet Troy walls stand, Sith ever action that hath gone before, Whereof we have record, trial did draw, Bias and thwart: not answering the aim, And that unbodied figure of the thought, That gav't surmised shape: why then you Princes, Do you with cheeks abashed behold our works, And call them shames which are indeed nought else, But the protractive trials of great Ioue, To find persistive constancy in men. The fineness of which metal is not found, In fortune's love: for then the bold and coward, The wise and fool, the Artist and unread, The hard and soft seem all affined and kin, But in the wind and tempest of her frown, Distinction with a bread and powerful fan, Puffing at all, winnows the light away, And what hath mass or matter by itself, Lies rich in virtue and unmingled. With due observance of the godlike seat, Great Agamemnon, Nestor shall apply Thy latest words. In the reproof of chance, Lies the true proof of men: the sea being smooth, How many shallow bauble boat, dare sail, Upon her ancient breast, making their way With those of nobler bulk? But let the ruffian Boreas once enrage The gentle That, and anon, behold The strong ribbd bark through liquid mountains cut, Bounding between the two moist elements, Like Perseus' horse. Where's then the saucy boat, Whose weak untimbered sides but even now Corriuald greatness? either to harbour fled, Or made a toast for Neptune: even so Doth valours show, and valours worth divide In storms of fortune; for in her ray and brightness The herd hath more annoyance by the Bryze Then by the Tiger, but when the splitting wind, Makes flexible the knees of knotted Oaks, And Flies fled under shade, why then the thing of courage, As roused with rage, with rage doth sympathize, And with an accent tuned in self same key, Retires to chiding fortune. Agamemnon, Thou great Commander, nerves and bone of Greece, Heart of our numbers, soul and only sprite, In whom the tempers and the minds of all Should be shut up: here what Ulysses speaks, Besides th'applause and approbation, The which most mighty (for thy place and sway And thou most reverend) for the stretched out life, I give to both your speeches; which were such As Agamemnon and the hand of Greece, Should hold up high in brass, and such again As venerable Nestor (hatched in silver) Should with a bond of air strong as the Axel-tree,
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Princes: what griefe hath set these Iaundies ore your cheekes? The ample proposition that hope makes, In all designes begun on earth below, Failes in the promist largenesse, checks and disasters, Grow in the vaines of actions highest reard. As kno by the conlux of meeting sap, Infects the sound Pine, and diuerts his graine, Tortiue and errant from his course of growth. Nor Princes is it matter new to vs, That we come short of our suppose so farre, That after seauen yeares siege, yet Troy walls stand, Sith euer action that hath gone before, Whereof we haue record, triall did draw, Bias and thwart: not answering the ayme, And that vnbodied figure of the thought, That gau't surmised shape: why then you Princes, Do you with cheekes abasht behold our workes, And call them shames which are indeed naught else, But the protractiue tryals of great loue, To finde persistiue constancie in men. The fnenesse of which mettall is not found, In fortunes loue: for then the bould and coward, The wise and soole, the Artist and vnread, The hard and sft sem ll affn'd and in, But in the winde and em est of her frowne, Distinction with a brd and powerfull fan, Puffing at all, winnowss the light away, And what hath masse or matter by it selfe, Lyes rich in vertue and vnmingled. With due obseruance of the godlike seate, Great Agamemnon, Nestor shall apply Thy latest words. In the reproofe of chance, Lies the true proofe of men: the sea being smooth, How many shallow bauble boate, dare aile, Vpon her ancient brest, making their way With those of nobler bulk? But let the uffian Boreas once enrage The gentle Tht is, and anon, behold The strong ribbd barke through liquid mountaines cut, Bounding betweene the two moyst elements, Like Perseus horse. Where's then the sawcie boate, Whose weake vntymberd sides but euen now Corriuald greatnesse? either to harbot fled, Or made a toste for Neptune: euen so Doth valours shew, and valours worth deuide In stormes of fortune; for in her ray and brightnesse The heard hath more annoyance by the Bryze Then by the Tyger, but when the splitting winde, Makes flexible the knees of knotted Okes, And Flies fled vnder shade, why then the thing of courage, As rouzd with rage, with rage doth simpathize, And with an accent tun'd in selfe same key, Retires to chiding fortune. Agamemnon, Thou great Commander, nerues and bone of Greece, Heat of our numbers, soule and onely spright, In whom the tempers and the minds of all Should be shut vp: heere what Vlisses speakes, Besides th'applause and approbation, The which most mighty (for thy place and sway And thou most reuerend) for the stretcht out life, I giue to both your speeches; which were such As Agamemnon and the hand of Greece, Should hold vp high in brasse, and such againe As venerable Nestor (hatcht in siluer) Should with a bond of ayre strong as the Axel-tree,