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929. CRUELTY.
'Tis but a dog-like madness in bad kings,
For to delight in wounds and murderings:
As some plants prosper best by cuts and blows,
So kings by killing do increase their foes.
For to delight in wounds and murderings:
As some plants prosper best by cuts and blows,
So kings by killing do increase their foes.
930. FAIR AFTER FOUL.
Tears quickly dry, griefs will in time decay:
A clear will come after a cloudy day.
A clear will come after a cloudy day.
931. HUNGER.
Ask me what hunger is, and I'll reply,
'Tis but a fierce desire of hot and dry.
'Tis but a fierce desire of hot and dry.
932. BAD WAGES FOR GOOD SERVICE.
In this misfortune kings do most excel,
To hear the worst from men when they do well.
To hear the worst from men when they do well.
933. THE END.
Conquer we shall, but we must first contend;
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
'Tis not the fight that crowns us, but the end.
934. THE BONDMAN.
Bind me but to thee with thine hair,
And quickly I shall be
Made by that fetter or that snare
A bondman unto thee.
And quickly I shall be
Made by that fetter or that snare
A bondman unto thee.
