An Empresse cannot challenge as her oune Her Grandsires glories; And too many staine Wth their bad Actions the noble straine 10 From whence they come. But as in you to be A branch to add fresh honor to the tree By vertue planted, and adorne it new Is graunted unto none or very few To speake you further would appeare in me Presumption or a servants flattery But there may be a tyme when I shall dare To tell the world and boldly what yu are Nor sleight it Madame, since what some in me Esteeme a blemish, is a guift as free 20 As their best fortunes, this tooke from the grave Penelopies chastitie, and to it gave Still living Honors; this made Aiax strong Ulisses wise: such power lies in a Song Wch Phaebus smiles on, wch can find noe Urne While the Sea his course, or starrs observe their turne Yet ’tis not in the power of tinckling Rime That(587) takes rash iudgments and deceive the tyme Wth Mountebanke showes a worke that shold indure Must have a genius in it, strong, as pure 30 But you beginne to smile, as wondring why I should write thus much to yu now since I Have heretofore been silent may yu please To know To know the course it is noe new disease p. 559 Groune in my iudgment, nor am I of those That thinke good wishes cannot thrive in prose As well as Verse: but that this New yeares day All in their loves and duties, what they may Present unto you; though perhaps some burne Wth expectation of a glad returne 40 Of what they venture for. But such I leave To their deceiptfull guifts given to deceive What I give I am rich in, and can spare Nor part for hope wth ought deserves my care He that hath little and gives nought at all To them that have is truly liberall. 46 APPENDIX XVIII. ALLITERATION IN MASSINGER The art with which Massinger employs alliteration escapes all but the most careful perusal; but once noticed, it attracts attention as one of his favourite expedients. Perhaps the best way to exemplify its use is to give a complete collection of instances from one of the plays: I take for this purpose _The Unnatural Combat_. I., 1, 150: Impartial judges, and not sway’d with spleen. " 158: Not lustful fires, but fair and lawful flames. " 189: Our goods made prize, our sailors sold for slaves. " 217: He that leaves To follow as you lead, will lose himself. " 286: Their lives, their liberties. " 308: Both what and when to do, but makes against you. " 309: For had your care and courage been the same. " 342: He may have leave and liberty to decide it. II., 1, 14: With my best curiousness and care observed him.