Wher that he myhte do vengance:
For whanne a king hath the victoire,
And thanne he drawe into memoire 3210
To do Pite in stede of wreche,
He mai noght faile of thilke speche
Wherof arist the worldes fame,
To yive a Prince a worthi name.
[Pompeius and the King of Armenia.]
I rede hou whilom that Pompeie,
To whom that Rome moste obeie,