gold chain > (Cf.109.1:1)
3 Whose upper end to highest heaven was knit, 4 And lower part did reach to lowest hell; 5 And all that press did round about her swell,
press > crowd, throng
6 To catch hold of that long chain, thereby 7 To climb aloft, and others to excel: 8 That was Ambition, rash desire to sty,
sty > rise, ascend, mount
9 And every link thereof a step of dignity.
dignity > rank
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Some thought to raise themselues to high degree,
2 By riches and vnrighteous reward,
Some by close shouldring, some by flatteree;
4 Others through friends, others for base regard;
And all by wrong wayes for themselues prepard.
6 Those that were vp themselues, kept others low,
Those that were low themselues, held others hard,
8 Ne suffred them to rise or greater grow,
But euery one did striue his fellow downe to throw.
1 Some thought to raise themselves to high degree