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[Among the motions of my Minde]
The Argument.
Among the motions of my Minde,mee thought I plain did see:
How Cæsar in his armour braue,
aduaunst his force to mee.
Which glorie when hee had pronounst,
by reason I did finde:
In seeking of such great Attempts,
Ambition moou'd his minde.
Wherwith the honor of his deeds,
beeing blemisht with desire
Of Lucre, vanish from my sight,
as smoke dooth from the fire.
FINIS.
Giue place, let Iulius Cæsar speak,
whose name Reporte dooth sou[nd
Through out the World for conquests g[reat
in sundry Regions found.
Whose Rumor raisd by such Report
for his victorious might:
Made Forrains feare of force of Ar[mes
with Cæsar for to fight.
Who rulde but Iulius Cæsar then
who bare the sway but hee
Bothe People stout and Citties fair,
inferiour were to mee.
I got renowme in euery place
if men renoum'd may bee:
And got the glorie of the Earth,
for Marsses pollicie.
Huge Castels, Towers and Du[kes
by mee were ouer throwen
None durst the Romains force r[esist
defiance beeing showen.
With Rampiers huge I rased d[own
their cities which were [strong
Bulwarks built of mightie stone
my forces laid along
I tr]encht their Cities round about,
and did them vndermine
I scalde their Fortes and made the men,
in caues them selues to shrine.
My furie death, my fauor life.
vnto the yeelding minde:
The] neighbour Regions round about,
to tribute I did binde.
Of mine] exploits perceiuing then,
the glorie and the gain:
I full so]on sought by leude desire,
such honor to obtain.
But wh]at preuaileth it to gain,
or conquer all the earth:
When] bothe the man and what he hath,
is subiect vnto death.
whose name Reporte dooth sou[nd
Through out the World for conquests g[reat
in sundry Regions found.
Whose Rumor raisd by such Report
for his victorious might:
Made Forrains feare of force of Ar[mes
with Cæsar for to fight.
Who rulde but Iulius Cæsar then
who bare the sway but hee
Bothe People stout and Citties fair,
inferiour were to mee.
I got renowme in euery place
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And got the glorie of the Earth,
for Marsses pollicie.
Huge Castels, Towers and Du[kes
by mee were ouer throwen
None durst the Romains force r[esist
defiance beeing showen.
With Rampiers huge I rased d[own
their cities which were [strong
Bulwarks built of mightie stone
my forces laid along
I tr]encht their Cities round about,
and did them vndermine
I scalde their Fortes and made the men,
in caues them selues to shrine.
My furie death, my fauor life.
vnto the yeelding minde:
The] neighbour Regions round about,
to tribute I did binde.
Of mine] exploits perceiuing then,
the glorie and the gain:
I full so]on sought by leude desire,
such honor to obtain.
But wh]at preuaileth it to gain,
or conquer all the earth:
When] bothe the man and what he hath,
is subiect vnto death.
FINIS.
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