_Wol._ Cromwell, I did not think to shed a tear In all my miseries; but thou hast forced me, Out of thy honest truth, to play the woman. 430 Let's dry our eyes: and thus far hear me, Cromwell; And, when I am forgotten, as I shall be, And sleep in dull cold marble, where no mention Of me more must be heard of, say, I taught thee,[629] Say, Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory,[630] 435 And sounded all the depths and shoals of honour, Found thee a way, out of his wreck, to rise in; A sure and safe one, though thy master miss'd it. Mark but my fall and that that ruin'd me.[631] Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition: 440 By that sin fell the angels; how can man then, The image of his Maker, hope to win by it?[632] Love thyself last: cherish those hearts that hate thee;[633] Corruption wins not more than honesty.[634] Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, 445 To silence envious tongues. Be just, and fear not: Let all the ends thou aim'st at be thy country's, Thy God's, and truth's; then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr! Serve the king;[635][636] And prithee, lead me in:[635][636][637] 450 There take an inventory of all I have,[635][638] To the last penny; 'tis the king's: my robe,[635][638] And my integrity to heaven, is all[635] I dare now call mine own. O Cromwell, Cromwell! Had I but served my God with half the zeal 455 I served my king, he would not in mine age Have left me naked to mine enemies. _Crom._ Good sir, have patience. _Wol._ So I have. Farewell The hopes of court! my hopes in heaven do dwell. [_Exeunt._ FOOTNOTES: [441] ACT III. SCENE I.] ACT II. SCENE VIII. Warburton conj. (withdrawn). The Queen's apartments.] Theobald. Palace at Bridewell: a room in ... Steevens (1793). The Queen ...] Enter Queene ... F₁ F₂. Enter Queen ... Woman ... F₃ F₄. [442] _Take ... troubles_] One line in Pope. Two in Ff. [443] _'em_] _them_ Capell. [444] _sprung_] F₁. _spring_ F₂ F₃ F₄. _rose_ Pope. [445] _made_] _been_ Reed (1803). [446] _heart_] Hanmer. _heart,_ Ff. [447] _An't_] Hanmer. _And't_ Ff. [448] [Exit Gent.] Capell. Exit Messenger. Johnson, after line 20. om. Ff. [449] _coming. Now ... on't,_] Rowe (ed. 2). _coming; now ... on't,_ Ff. _coming, now ... on't._ Capell. [450] _as_] F₁. _are_ F₂ F₃ F₄. [451] Campeius.] Rowe. Campian. Ff. [452] _I ... all, against_] _(I ... all) against_ Ff. _I ... all against_ Johnson. [453] _reverend_] _reverent_ F₁. [454] _If ... Seek_] _If 'tis your business To seek_ Blackstone conj. [455] _Seek ... in_] _Seek me, speak out, and ... in_ Tyrwhitt conj. _In that way I am wise in, seek me out;_ Mitford conj.