To shrinke, and slinke, and shift aside for feare:
All which at length did mee such glory bring,
My father dead, the Britaynes made mee King.
5.
But see how blinde wee are, when Fortune smiles,
How senceles wee when dignities increase,
Wee euer vse our selues discretely whiles
Wee litle haue, and loue to liue in peace:
Smale fauters facts with mercy wee release:[665]
Wee vse no rigoure, rancoure, rapine, such