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,