This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 Excerpt: ...791 Knights. We are honoured much by good Symonides. 792 King. Your prefence glads our dayes, honour we love, 793 For who hates honour, hates the gods above. 794 Marfh. Sir, yonder is your place. 795 Per. Some other is more fit. 796 1. Knight. Contend not, fir, for we are Gentlemen, 797 That neither in our hearts, nor outward eyes, 798 Envy the great, nor doe the low defpife. 799 Per. You are right courteous Knights. 800 King. Sit, fit, fit. 801 By jFove (I wonder) that is King of thoughts, 802 Thefe Cates refift me, he not thought upon. 803 Thai. By Juno (that is Queen of Marriage) 804 All Viands that I eat doe feem unfavoury, 805 Wifhing him my meat: fure he's a gallant Gentleman. 806 King.He's but a country gentleman: has done no more 807 Then other Knights have done, has broken a ftaffe, 808 Or fo; let it paffe. 809 Thai. To me he feems a Diamond to Glaffe. 810 806 Peri. You Kings to mee, like to my fathers pi5ture, 807 Which tels in that glory once he was, 808 Had Princes fit like Starres about his Throane, 809 And hee the Sunne for them to reuerence; 810 None that beheld him, but like lefler lights, 811 Did vaile their Crownes to his fupremacie; 812 Where now his fonne like a Gloworme in the night, 813 The which hath Fire in darkneffe, none in light: 814 Whereby I fee that Time's the King of men, 815 Hee's both their Parent, and he is their Graue, 816 And giues them what he will, not what they craue. 822 817 King. What, are you merry, Knights? 818 Knights. Who can be other, in this royall prefence. 819 King. Heere, with a Cup that's ftur'd vnto the brim, 820 As do you loue, fill to your Miftris lippes, 821 Wee drinke this health to you. 822 Knights. We thanke your Grace. 823 King. Yet paufe awhile, yon Knight doth fit too melan 824 As if the entertain...