great men imitate vnskillfull statuaries who
suppose In forging a Colossq. if they make him
Stroddle enough, stroote, and look big and gape
Their work is goodly, so our tympanous statists
(In their affected grauity of uoice, Sowerness of
countenance, manners cruelty, Authority, wealth,
and all the spawne of fortune) think they
beare all the kingdomes worth before them Yet
differ not from those Colossick Statues capital letter? line break? Which
with heroique formes without orespread Within
are nought but mortar flint and lead
By Bussy d'Ambois,
in Bussy d'Ambois (1.1.6-17),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, col. 698
as great Seamen using all their powers and skills in Neptunes deep invisible paths In tall ships ships richly built and ribd with brasse. To put a girdle round about the world, when they haue done it, comming neere their Hauen Are glad to give a warning peece, and call A poore staid staid fisherman that neuer past His countreys sight sight to waft and guide them in: So when we wander farthest through the waues of glassy glory and the gulfes of stater Topt with all titles, spreading all our reaches As if each priuate arme would spheare the world We must to vertue for her guide resort, Or we shall shipwrack in our our safest port Dwttz E’ BNCpkt Cz
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godlinesse is your true guide
By Bussy d'Ambois,
in Bussy d'Ambois (1.1.20-33),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, col. 698
imitatio Dei in miraculis ad sit
There is no second place in numerous state
That holds more then a Cypher: In a King
All places are containd. His words and looks
Are like the flashes and the bolts of Ioue:
His deeds inimitable, like the Sea
That shuts still as it opes, and leaves no tracts
Nor prints of president for poore mens facts.
By Monsieur,
in Bussy d'Ambois (1.1.34-40),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, col. 698
that (like a Lawrell put in fire
Sparkled, and spit) did much much more than scorne
That his wrong should misuse him, so like chaffe
To go so soone out; and like lighted paper
Approoue his spirit at once both fire and ashes
By Nuntius,
in Bussy d'Ambois (1.1.69-73),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, col. 698
–wheres law?
See how it runnes much like a turbulent sea
Heere high and glorious as it did contend pure
To wash the heauens, and make the Starres more
And here so low, it leaues the mud of hell
To euery common vew
By Tamyra,
in Bussy d'Ambois (2.2.24-9),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, col. 699
I now am subiect to the heartlesse feare is "If euery shadow" instead of "Of euery shadow" a typo or does it appear like that on the MS? Should we check when in doubt?
If euery shadow, and of euery breath
And would change firmnesse with an aspen leafe
So weak a guilty conscience.
By Montsurry,
in Bussy d'Ambois (2.2.120-123),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, col. 699
You (like a murthering peece> making lanes In Armies
The first man of rank, the whole Rank falling)
If you haue once wrongd one man, y’are so farre
From making him amends, that all his race,
Freinnds> and associates fall into their chace.
By Bussy d'Ambois,
in Bussy d'Ambois (3.2.469-473),
George Chapman
in Bodleian Library MS English miscellaneous d. 28, cols. 699-700
a valiant vertuous young faire -
Yet as the winds sing through a hollow tree,
And (since it lets them passe through) let it stand:
But a tree solid, since it giues no way,
To their wild rages, they rend up by th'roote
So this full creature now shall reele and fall
Before the frantique puffs of purblind chaunce
That pipes through empty men and make them
daunce.