Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.

Princes.

The very place wherein a Prince appeares Discernes his presence, makes his chamber blest: Like Planets are they knowne within their spheares, Or as Halcion with her luring brest: Demonstrates winde from winde, and East from West. This is a certaine nature of estate, It cannot masked be, nor chaunge his gate. Th. Storer.

A Princes safetie lies in louing people, His fort is Iustice (free from stratageme) Without the which strong citadels are feeble, The subiects loue is wonne by louing them. Of louing them no oppression is the tryall, And no oppression makes them euer loyall. I. Syl.

To be a Prince, is more then be a man. S. Daniell.

—Princes are the glasse, the schoole, the booke vvhere subiects eies do liue, do read, do looke. vv. vvarner.

Howbeit subiects falsly iudge their Princes blessed are, vvhen both of peace & perils they contain the common care. And yet for this they grudgingly from pounds a penny spare. Idem.

Princes in subiects wrōgs must deem themselues abusd S. Phil. Sidney.

Priuate men sound not the hearts of Princes, Whose actions oft beare contrary pretences. S. Daniell.

Princes like Lyons neuer will be tamde, A priuate man may yeeld and care not howe, But greater hearts will breake before they bowe. Idem.

The Princes armes are stretcht from shore to shore. M. Drayton.

—As the pawnce doth circle with the Sunne, So to the vice, or vertue of the Prince, are people wonne. W. Warner.

Good Princes sorrow more in punishing, Then euil subiects in committing sin. Ch. Mid.

Euen as defaults will more conspicuous be How much th'offender greater is esteemd: So vertue in a princely body seene, Lamp-like and far more excellently deemd, That in such vinitie its seldome seene. In mutuall approach of highest blisse, Whether more graced each by other is. Th. Storer.

O happie Princes whose foresight and care Can winne the loue of writers in such sort As Caesars did, so as you need not dread The lake of Laethe after ye be dead. S. I.H.

—Princes neuer do themselues more wrong Then when they hinder iustice or prolong. Idem.

In whose high brest may Iustice build her bower When Princes hearts wide open lye to wrong? G. Gascoigne.

We imitate the greater powers, The princes manners, fashion ours: The example of their light regarding, Vulgar loosenes much incenses, Vice vncontroll'd, growes wide inlarging, Kings small faults be great offences. S. Daniell.

Oft for the pleasure of a prince go many things awry. VV. Warner.

Princes like sinnes be euermore in sight, Ill see the clouds which do eclips their light. Yet they which light all downe from their skies, See not the cloudes offending others eies. And deeme their noonetide is desirde of all, When all exspect cleare changes by their fall. M. Dray.

Princes haue but their titles for their glories, An outward honor for an inward toyle: And for vnfelt imagination They often feele a world of restlesse cares. So that betwixt their titles and low names Their's nothing differs but the outward fame. W. Sha.

Seld shall you see the ruine of a prince, But that the people eke like brunt do beare: And old records of auncient times long since From age to age, yea almost euery where, With proofe hath glutted euery yeare. Thus by the follies of the princes hart, The bounden subiect still receiueth smart. G. Gascoigne.