Nero Cæsar, or Monarchie depraued An historicall worke. Dedicated, with leaue, to the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admirall. By the translator of Lucius Florus.

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Title: Nero Cæsar, or Monarchie depraued An historicall worke. Dedicated, with leaue, to the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Admirall. By the translator of Lucius Florus.
Author: Bolton, Edmund, 1575?-1633?
Publication: London :: Printed by T[homas] S[nodham and Bernard Alsop] for Thomas Walkley, at Britaines Bursse,; 1624.
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Subject terms: Nero, -- Emperor of Rome, 37-68 -- Early works to 1800.
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III. THE FAMOVS ERROVR OF HIS EDVCATION.

AN opinion worthy of a gracelesse woman, and originallie the most certaine cause of his ouerthrow. For his nature most vn∣boundedly affecting immortalitie of fame (which was truely princely, & truely ROMAN in him) by this abducement from the knowledge of ho∣nesty, and worth (the onely true grounds of glorie) he pursued showes, and seemings, and sought not (saith that excellent philosopher DIO CHRYSOTOMVS speaking of NERO) for that which makes men good, or wise, but for that which might enable him to winn crownes of leaues, or garlands, for singing, fidling, piping, acting on stages, and the like ignobler trials, which neuerthelesse through the errour of his breeding, appeared to him such transcendently heauenly guifts, that in their perfection he con∣stituted chiefe felieitie.