86596In TARQVINS likenesse I did entertaine thee,

597Hast thou put on his shape, to do him shame?

598To all the Host of Heauen I complaine me.

599Thou wrongst his honor, woūdst his princely name:

600Thou art not what thou seem'st, and if the same,

601 Thou seem'st not what thou art, a God, a King;

602 For kings like Gods should gouerne euery thing.

87603How will thy shame be seeded in thine age

604When thus thy vices bud before thy spring?

605If in thy hope thou darst do such outrage,

606What dar'st thou not when once thou art a King?

607O be remembred, no outragious thing

608 From vassall actors can be wipt away,

609 Then Kings misdeedes cannot be hid in clay.

88610This deede will make thee only lou'd for feare,

611But happie Monarchs still are feard for loue:

612With fowle offendors thou perforce must beare,

613When they in thee the like offences proue;

614If but for feare of this, thy will remoue.

615 For Princes are the glasse, the schoole, the booke,

616 Where subiects eies do learn, do read, do looke.

89617And wilt thou be the schoole where lust shall learne?

618Must he in thee read lectures of such shame?

619Wilt thou be glasse wherein it shall discerne

620Authoritie for sinne, warrant for blame?

621To priuiledge dishonor in thy name.

622 Thou backst reproch against long-liuing lawd,

623 And mak'st faire reputation but a bawd.

90624Hast thou commaund? by him that gaue it thee

625From a pure heart commaund thy rebell will:

626Draw not thy sword to gard iniquitie,

627For it was lent thee all that broode to kill.

628Thy Princelie office how canst thou fulfill?

629 When patternd by thy fault fowle sin may say,

630 He learnd to sin, and thou didst teach the way.