Ren. Just: and then our nobles
Lov'd vertue so, they prais'd and us'd it to;
Had rather doe then say; their owne deedes hearing55
By others glorified, then be so barraine
That their parts onely stood in praising others.
Bal. Who could not doe, yet prais'd, and envi'd not;
Civile behaviour flourisht; bountie flow'd;
Avarice to upland boores, slaves, hang-men banisht.60
Ren. Tis now quite otherwise. But to note the cause
Of all these foule digressions and revolts