How Egelrede for his wickednesse was diuerslye distressed by the Danes, and lastly dyed for sorrow, [seeing himselfe not able to deale with Canutus.][1233] 1. The minde and not the man dooth make or marre, For as the stearne dooth guide the _Argocy_: So by their mindes all men they guyded are: From out the minde proceedeth fantasie, All outwarde actes, vertue or vanitie, Not from the man, but from the minde proceede: The minde dooth make the man to do eache deede. 2. For _Phalaris_ with beastly bloudy minde, And _Nero_ dyd in murther much delight, To mercy _Antoninus_ was inclinde, _Midas_ for golde extended all his might: For worldly pompe how dyd _Pompeius_ fight? The mountyng minde of _Alexander_, made Hym winne the world, his fame can neuer fade. 3. How dyd the minde moue _Calicratides_, _Xerses_, _Cirus_, and _Argantonius_? _Philip_ of _Macedon_, _Theramines_, _Aiax_, _Iason_, and _Aurilianus_, _chilles_, and the olde king _Priamus_, _Hector_, and _Hercules_, with false _Sino_, Their mindes dyd make them weaue the web of woe. 4. The twig dooth bende as _Boreas_ blastes dooth[1234] blow, So man dooth walke euen as his minde dooth moue: Then happy hee who hath a minde to know Such thinges as be the best for his behoue: No doubt the minde which vertuous actes dooth loue, Dooth make a man euen _Cæsar_ to surpasse For noble deedes, who prince of prowesse was. 5. But he who hath his minde to mischiefe bent, All his delight from vertue dooth decline, Lyke mee too late hee shall his faultes repent, His sinfull soule shall feele the fall in fine That I haue felte: which makes me to repine Against my minde, for nature dyd her parte, My euil inclyned minde dyd spoyle my hart.[1235] 6. What though I were of comely personage? Joyntly my ioyntes were ioynde with perfect shape, Adorned eke with so sweete a visage, That neuer yet from nature’s handes dyd scape A worke ymade of such a perfect shape? But what of that? these giftes for want of grace, Deformed quite the feature of my face.[1236] 7. For why, my minde to ruthful ruine bent, I did delyght in lothsome lecherie: I neuer did my odious deedes repent, In drunkennesse, in extreme crueltie, I did delight in euerye villannye.[1237] As for delyght in princely exercise, The feates of armes I did them most despise. 8.