Equally strong? cannot both sides say so? That thou mayest rightly obey power, her bounds know; 100 Those past, her nature, and name is chang'd; to be Then humble to her is idolatrie. As streames are, Power is; those blest flowers that dwell At the rough streames calme head, thrive and do well, But having left their roots, and themselves given 105 To the streames tyrannous rage, alas, are driven Through mills, and rockes, and woods, and at last, almost Consum'd in going, in the sea are lost: So perish Soules, which more chuse mens unjust Power from God claym'd, then God himselfe to trust. 110 [Satyre III. _1633-69_, _B_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_ (_with title_ Of Religion.), _JC_, _Lec_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ Satire the 4th. _A25_, _Cy:_ Satyre the Second. _P:_ A Satire. _L74:_ _no title_, _N_, _TCD_] [1 chokes] checks _1635-54:_ cheeks _1669_ eye-lids; _Ed:_ eye-lids, _1633-39:_ eyelids. _1650-69_] [3 and] but _1669_] [7 to _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _L74_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ in _1633_, _Lec_, _N_, _TCD_] [9 honour was] honours were _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _S_] [14 so easie wayes and neare _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ wayes easie and neere _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_, _S_, _W:_ wayes so easy and neere _O'F_] [15 this;] this. _1633_] [16 is.] is; _1633_] [17 Dutch, and dar'st _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ Dutch? dar'st _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _S_, _W_] [22-3 discoueries? ... Salamanders, _Ed:_ discoueries, ... Salamanders? _1633-69_] [28 words?] words, _1633_] [31 Sentinell _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _TCD:_ Souldier _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _Q_, _S_, _W_ his _1633-54:_ this _1669_, _A25_, _H51_, _P_, _Q_] [32 forbidden _1633 and most MSS._ forbid _1635-69_, _H51_] [33-4 Know thy foes; the foule Devell whom thou Strivest to please _&c._ _H51_, _Q and generally_ (_but with varying punctuation and sometimes_ foe), _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _JC_, _O'F_, _P_, _W:_ Know thy foe, the soule devill h'is, whom thou Strivest to please: for hate, not love, would allow _1633_, _L74_ (is), _Lec_, _N_ (his), _S_ (is), _TCD_ (his): Know thy foes: The foule devill, he, whom thou Striv'st to please, for hate, not love, would allow _1635-69_ (he, ... please, _bracketed, 1669_) ] [35 quit _1633-69_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _P_, _S_, _TCD:_ ridd _A25_, _B_, _Cy_, _D_, _H49_, _H51_, _JC_, _O'F_, _Q_, _W_] [40 (it selfes death) _1635-69_, _A25_, _B_, _H51_, _L74_, _Lec_, _N_, _O'F_, _P_, _Q_, _TCD_, _W:_ (it selfe death) _1633_, _Cy_, _D_, _S_] [42 loath.] loath; _1633_] [44 here,] her, _1633_] [45 Rome; _Ed:_ Rome, _1633-69_]
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