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O Giantlike comparison. When, after all his Fierce, and wandering darts, He comes to bathe himself, in Juno's Eyes: But thou, (then wrangling Iuno,) far more fair, Staining the evening beauty of the Sky, Or the day's brightness; shall make glad thy Caesar, Shalt make him proud such beauties to Enjoy: Such beauties to enjoy, were happiness, And a reward sufficient in itself, Although no other end, or hopes were aimed at: But I have other; 'tis not Poppeas arms, Nor the short pleasures of a wanton bed, That can extinguish mine aspiring thirst To Nero's Crown; By her love I must climb, Her bed is but a step unto his Throne. Already, wise men laugh at him, and hate him; The people, though his Minstrelsy doth please them, They fear his Cruelty, hate his exactions, Which, his need, still, must force him to increase. The multitude, which cannot one thing long Like, or dislike, being cloyed with vanity, Will hate their own delights, though Wisdom do not, Even weariness, at length, will give them eyes, Thus, I by Nero's, and Poppeas favour, Raised to the envious height of second place, May gain the first: Hate must strike Nero down. Love make Nimphidius way unto a Crown. His first beginning was his Father's death, His brother's poisoning, and wives bloody end Came next, his mother's murder closed up all: Yet hitherto he was but wicked, when The guilt of greater evils, took away the shame Of lesser, and did headlong thrust him forth, To be the scorn, and laughter to the world; Then first, an Emperor came upon the Stage, And sung to please Carmen, and Candle-sellers, And learned to act, to dance, to be a Fencer, And in despite o'the Majesty of Princes, He fell to wrestling, and was soiled with dust, And tumbled on the Earth with servile hands. He sometimes trained was in better studies, And had a Childhood promised other hopes; High fortunes, like strong wines, do try their vessels. Was not the Race, and Theater big enough, To have enclosed thy follies here at home? O could not Rome, and Italie contain Thy shame? but thou must cross the Seas to show it? And make them that had wont to see our Consuls, With conquering Eagles waving in the field; Instead of that; behold an Emperor dancing, Playing o'th' stage, and what else, but to name Were infamy. O Mummius, O Flaminius; You, whom your Virtues have not made more famous Than Nero's vices; You went over to Greece, But tother wars, and brought home other conquests. You Corinth, and Micena overthrew; And Perseus' self, the Great Achilles' race o'er came; having Minerva's stained Temples. And your slain Ancestors of Troy revenged They strove with Kings; and kinglike adversaries. Were even in their Enemies made happy; The Macedonian Courage tried of old, And the new greatness of the Syrian power: But he for Philip, and Antiochus, Hath found more easy enemies to deal with, Turpuus, Pammenes, and a rout of Fiddlers.
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O Giantlike compariſon. When, after all his Fiers, and wandring darts, He comes to bath himſelfe, in Iunos Eyes: But thou, (then wrangling Iuno,) farre more fayre, Stayning the euening beauty of the Skie, Or the dayes brightneſſe; ſhall make glad thy Caeſar, Shalt make him proud ſuch beauties to Inioy: Such beauties to inioy, were happineſſe, And a reward ſufficient in it ſelfe, Although no other end, or hopes were aim'd at: But I haue other; Tis not Poppeas armes, Nor the ſhort pleaſures of a wanton bed, That can extinguiſh mine aſpiring thirſt To Neroes Crowne; By her loue I muſt climbe, Her bed is but a ſtep vnto his Throne. Already, wiſe men laugh at him, and hate him; The people, though his Mynſtrelſie doth pleaſe them▪ They feare his Cruelty, hate his exactions, Which, his need, ſtill, muſt force him to encreaſe. The multitude, which cannot one thing long Like, or diſlike, being cloy'd with vanitie, Will hate their owne delights, though Wiſedome doe not, Euen wearineſſe, at length, will giue them eyes, Thus, I by Neroes, and Poppeas fauour, Raiſ'd to the enuious height of ſecond place, May gaine the firſt: Hate muſt ſtrike Nero downe. Loue make Nimphidius way vnto a Crowne. His firſt beginning was his Fathers death, His brothers poyſoning, and wiues bloudy end Came next, his mothers murther clos'd vp all: Yet hitherto he was but wicked, when The guilt of greater euills, tooke away the ſhame Of leſſer, and did headlong thruſt him forth, To be the ſcorne, and laughter to the world; Then firſt, an Emperour came vpon the Stage, And ſung to pleaſe Carmen, and Candle-ſellers, And learnt to act, to daunce, to be a Fencer, And in deſpight o'the Maieſtie of Princes, He fell to wraſtling, and was ſoyl'd with duſt, And tumbled on the Earth with ſeruile hands. He ſometimes trayned was in better ſtudies, And had a Child-hood promis'd other hopes; High fortunes, like ſtronge wines, do trie their veſſels. Was not the Race, and Theater bigge enough, To haue inclos'd thy follies heere at home? O could not Rome, and Italie containe Thy ſhame? but thou muſt croſſe the Seas to ſhew it? And make them that had wont to ſee our Conſuls, With conquering Eagles wauing in the field; Inſtead of that; behold an Emperor dauncing, Playing oth' ſtage, and what elſe, but to name Were infamie. O Mummius, O Flaminius; You, whom your Vertues haue not made more famous Then Neros vices; You went ore to Greece, But t'other warres, and brought home other conqueſts. You Corinth, and Mic ouerthrew; And Perſeus ſelfe, the Great Achilles race Ore came; hauing Mineruas ſtayned Temples. And your ſlayne Anceſtors of Troy reueng'd They ſtroue with Kings; and kinglike aduerſaries. Were euen in their Enemies made happie; The Macedonian Courage tryed of old, And the new greatneſſe of the Syrian power: But he for Phillip, and Antiochus, Hath found more eaſie enemies to deale with, Turpuus, Pammenes, and a rout of Fidlers.