The Tragedy of Sir John Van Olden Barnavelt (Paperback)

Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: And I am still the same. Had I no heard Theis last distemperd words, I would have sworne That in the making up of Barnavel t Reason had only wrought, passion no hand in't. But now I find you are lesse then a man, Lesse then a comon man, and end that race You have so long run strongly like a child, For such a one old age or honours surfeyts Againe have made you. Bar. This to me? Mod. To you, Sir: For is't not boyish folly (youthfull heat I cannot call it) to spume downe what all His life hath labourd for? Shall Barnavel t That now should studie how to die, propound New waies to get a name? or keep a being A month or two to ruyn whatsoever The good succes of forty yeeres employment In the most serious affaires of State Have raisd up to his memory? And for what? Glory, the popular applause, ? fine purchase For a gray beard to deale in! Gro. You offend him. Mod. 'Tis better then to flatter him as you doe. Be but yourself againe and then consider What alteration in the State can be By which you shall 'not loose. Should you bring in (As heaven avert the purpose and the thought Of such a mischief) the old Tirrany That Spaine hath practisd, doyou thinck you should be Or greater then you are or more secure From danger? Would you change the goverment, Make it a Monarchie? Suppose this don And any man you favourd most set up, Shall your authoritie by him encrease? Be not so foolishly seducd; for what Can hope propose to you in any change chapter{Section 4Which ev'n now you posses not? Bar. Doe not measure My ends by yours. Mod. I know not what you ayme at. For thirtie yeeres (onely the name of king You have not had, and yet your absolute powre Hath ben as ample) who hath ben employd In office, goverment, or embassie, Who raisd to wealth or honour that was not...