Of Bolenbroke, whom I would haue put downe,

Was waxt so great in Britayne and in Fraunce,

That Venise through, eche man did him auaunce.

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Thus lo, his glory grewe through great despite,[367]

And I thereby encreased in defame:

Thus enuy euer doth her most acquite[368]

With trouble, anguish, sorrow, smart, and shame,

But sets the vertues of her foe in flame:[369]

Like water waues which clense the muddy stone,