My service, villaine, with a fatall curse, That direfull plagues and mischiefe fall on thee.
A mischiefe take his tokens, and him and thee too.
This is translated by Studley:-- 'The safest path to mischiefe is by mischiefe open still.
The hammers of blacke mischiefe now cease beating, Yet some irons still are heating.
I'le be plaine with you: much mischiefe is done by the mouth of a Canon, but the fire begins at a little touch-hole: you heard what Nightingale sung to you even now?
We from one climate Drew suspiration: as thou then hast eyes To read my wrongs, so be thy head an Engine To raise up ponderous mischiefe to the height, And then thy hands the Executioners.
To these our execrations, and what mischiefe Hell can but hatch in a distracted braine Ile be the Executioner, tho it looke So horrid it can fright e'ne murder backe.
Shall I a second wheele adde to this mischiefe To set it faster going?
And leaue vs Publius, least that the people Rushing on vs, should do your Age somemischiefe Bru.
To mourne a Mischeefe that is past and gon, Is the next way to draw new mischiefe on.
Ah, ha, There's mischiefe in this man; canst thou say further?
I will not stay thy questions, let me go; Or if thou follow me, doe not beleeue, But I shall doe thee mischiefe in the wood Hel.
Will it serue for any Modell to build mischiefe on?
Improuident Souldiors, had your Watch been good, This sudden Mischiefe neuer could haue falne Charl.
And so, successe of Mischiefe shall be borne, And Heire from Heire shall hold this Quarrell vp, Whiles England shall haue generation Iohn.
When he came barking to mee he then had done the mischiefe that I did bid him to doe for me.
In the yeare that Titus Geganius and Publius Minutius were Consuls, when all thinges were quiet abrode, and dissention at home appeased, an other great mischiefeinuaded the citie.
The body of Lucrece was brought into the market place, where the people wondred at the vilenesse of that facte, euery man complayning vppon the mischiefe of that facinorous rape, committed by Tarquinius.
My mothers curse, and a perpetuall staine, I seldome see one mischiefe to arise, But it brings others at her heeles likewise.
Make not such hast to spy thy ignoble game, Stay, stay thy feete, thou wilt repent to late, Mischiefe itselfe comes in with speedy gate.
This mischiefe began chieflie in the daies of this king Ethelwulfe, but it continued about the space of two hundred yeeres, as by the sequele of this booke it shall appéere.
For hir dooing therein can neither be woorthilie allowed, nor throughlie excused, although those that occasioned the mischiefe by aduancing hir stepsonne to an other mans right, deserued most blame in this matter.
Shortlie after, king Edward vnderstanding that Sithrike went about somemischiefe toward him, persuaded his daughter to poison hir husband the said Sithrike.
And, reason good; for, none can apprehend, What Mischiefe doth an Evill Tongue attend.
But, you themischiefe may eschew, If wholsome Counsell, you pursue.
Thy Vertues and thy Worth are such, That, many doe envie thee much; And, they that hate thee, take delight To doe thee mischiefe and despight.
What mischiefe from such falshood flowes, Your Emblem very truely showes; And, may more happy make your Fate, If counsell be not come too late.
Thers the mischiefe in poetry: a man might have told 200 lies in prose upon his owne name, and never miscaried.
Justice to live doth nought but justice neede, 130 But policie must still on mischiefe feede.
In Denmarke were full noble conquerours In time past, full worthy warriours: Which when they had their marchants destroyed, To pouerty they fell, thus were they noyed: And so they stand at mischiefe at this day.
Much mischiefe doubtlesse they did, and more had doone, if they had not béene met withall in like measure of extremitie as they offred, to the offense and ouerthrow of great multitudes.
Vpon this mischiefe wrought by the father, the king now tooke his sonne Algar, and caused his eies to be put out.
Some are of the opinion, that if sufficient men in euerie towne might be sent for from the vniuersities, this mischiefe would soone be remedied; but I am cleane of another mind.
For well may a mischiefe be permitted to auoid a greater, and that good may come thereof: which I beleeue will so fall out.
Long time ye both in armes shall beare great sway, 6 Till thy wombes burden thee from them do call, And his last fate him from thee take away, 8 Too rathe cut off by practise criminall Of secret foes, that him shall make in mischiefe fall.
Thereat they greatly were dismayd, ne wist 2 How to direct their way in darkenesse wide, But feard to wander in that wastfull mist, 4 For tombling into mischiefe vnespide.
In her Witchcraft always more ready to doe mischiefe to men's goods than themselves; Her lippes ever chattering and talking; but no man knew what.
Otherwise they coulde in no case be repressed, but that they would doo greater mischiefe vnto the faithfull, except God by these meanes did cast feare vppon them, and as it were with a snaffle or bridle, did hale and drawe them backe.
Yet, yet, which is of grief extreamest grief, Which is yet of mischiefe highest mischiefe, It’s Cleopatra alas!
This brought the English to a carelesse conceit, and to a loose and licentious demeanure in their action; a most assured token of some mischiefe at hand.
But a mischiefe is no mischiefe, if it comes alone.
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