He was but a poore man, and yet the greatnes of the gyft coude nothinge moue hym.
His greatest enemies can deny none of this; and a man of this moderation of mind could have no hungry appetite to prey upon his subjects, tho' he had a greatnes of mind not to live precariously by them.
Thus as Cardinal Woolsy is reported the first Prelate, who made Silks, and Sattens fashionable amongst clergy-men; so this Arch-Bishop first retrenched the usual wearing thereof.
Sidenote: An enemy to gallantry in Clergiemens cloaths.
The interest of this work to the modern reader lies in its structure, its attempt at artistic unity, its recognition that English history must be written on a different plan, rather than in its historical matter.
He lay one night since at your house, my Lord Where, by your noble Wife, he had a wellcome Fitting his greatnes & your will.
Would to heaven, Sir, That syn of pride and insolence you speake of, That pufft up greatnes blowne from others follyes Were not too neere akin to your great Lordship And lay not in your bosom, your most deere one.
Wel (said the king) I perceiue that you blush not at the words, ne yet feare to reherse the same vnto my face, wherby I do perceiue and note in you a certayne kind of stoutenes which naturally procedeth from the greatnes of your mynd.
Shall the greatnes of my loue so sweetly set on fire, now decaie, frustrated of anie effect, for if at this present I had been but presented with a sight thereof, I could haue beene yet the better satisfied.
And letting passe to speake of the insolent greatnes of the Piramides of memphis, those writers at large would haue bente them selues to this description.
In his adversity I ever prayed that God would give him strength; for greatnes he could not want.
The greatnes of the store doeth make the prices lesse, Besides in all the land they know not how good meate to dresse.
Olde Memorie doth there Painted on forhead weare Our Fathers praise: thence torne Our triumphes baies haue worne: Therby our matchles Rome Whilome of Shepeheards come Rais’d to this greatnes stands, The Queene of forraine lands.
Prince Alberdure, my great desire to aunswere The greatnes of your birth and high deserts With entertainment fitting to your state Makes althings seem too humble for your presence.
And in dyspyghte of all your fearfull bells Of greatnes and aucthorytie, will tourne heade, Fly in thye bossome, and so stynge thee then That thou shalt curse thy beinge.
Thys dottage ore the deade is monstrous, Nor suits youregreatnes nor your gravitie.
Requyer no searche, they playnlye shewe themselves, And in theire greatnes crowne what made them greate.
Fyrste, I thynke it expedyent to speke of the nature & kynde of this warre / and after that of the greatnes thereof / and than to shewe how an hede or chiefe capy- tayne of any army shulde be chosen.
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