Stant, why no worldes thing mai laste,
Til it be drive to the laste.
And fro the ferste regne of alle[143]
Into this day, hou so befalle, 580
Of that the regnes be muable
The man himself hath be coupable,
Which of his propre governance
Fortuneth al the worldes chance.
[Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream.]
v. Prosper et aduersus obliquo tramite versus