Though neither thou dost keep the keys of state

Though neither thou dost keep the keys of state
Nor yet the counsels, reader, what of that?
Though th' art no law-pronouncer marked by fate,
Nor field-commander, reader, what of that?
Blanch not this book; for if thou mind'st to be
Virtuous and honest it belongs to thee.
Here is the school of temperance and wit,
Of Justice and all forms that tend to it;
Here Fortitude doth teach to live and die:
Then, Reader, love this book, or rather buy.