Th’ ambitious seemeth meek, the wanton chaste;

Disguised vice for virtue vaunts itself.

Thus (Arthur), thus hath fortune play’d her part,

Blind for thy weal, clear-sighted for thy woe.

Thy kingdom’s gone, thy sphere affords no faith:

Thy son rebels: of all thy wonted pomp

No jot is left, and fortune hides her face.

No place is left for prosperous plight: mishaps

Have room and ways to run and walk at will.

Lo (Cador) both our states, your daughter’s trust,