The poems and translations of Sir Edward Sherburne (1616-1702) excluding Seneca and Manilius Introduced and Annotated by F. J. Van Beeck |
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Enter Bias.
I am Priænean Bias, who once taught
Οι πλειστοι κακοι, That most men are naught.
I wish 't had been unspoke; for Truth gains Hate.
But by bad Men, I meant Illitterate,
And those who barbarously all Laws confound,
Religion, Justice; for within this Round
I see none but are good: believe all those
Whom I proclame for bad amongst your Foes:
Yet there is none so partially apply'd
To favour Vice but with the good will side:
VVhether he truly be such, or would fain
Of a good man the Reputation gain:
The hated name of an ill Man, there's none
But flies: if y'are all good, your praise: I'm gone.
Exit.
I am Priænean Bias, who once taught
Οι πλειστοι κακοι, That most men are naught.
I wish 't had been unspoke; for Truth gains Hate.
But by bad Men, I meant Illitterate,
And those who barbarously all Laws confound,
Religion, Justice; for within this Round
I see none but are good: believe all those
Whom I proclame for bad amongst your Foes:
Yet there is none so partially apply'd
To favour Vice but with the good will side:
VVhether he truly be such, or would fain
Of a good man the Reputation gain:
The hated name of an ill Man, there's none
But flies: if y'are all good, your praise: I'm gone.
Exit.
| The poems and translations of Sir Edward Sherburne (1616-1702) | |