The Tragedies of Seneca / Translated into English Verse, to Which Have Been Appended Comparative Analyses of the Corresponding Greek and Roman Plays, and a Mythological Index

by Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Ye, whom the ruler of the land

And sea has given o'er subject men

The fearful power of life and death,

Abate your overweening pride.

For whatsoever fear of you610

Your weaker subjects feel today,

Tomorrow shall a stronger lord

Inspire in you. For every power

Is subject to a greater power.

Him, whom the dawning day beholds