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Vndi que flamma
From Minerva Britanna (1612)
WHO ever dost a Roiall Scepter sway,
Or fit'st at sterne of publique gouernment,
So beare thy selfe, that all Inferiors may,
Behold thee as, a bright example sent;
From God aboue, and clearest light to show,
The virtuous pathes, wherein they ought to goe.
For people, are like busie Apes inclin'd,
To imitate the Soveraignes manners still,
And to his Actions, frame their varieng mind:
So that he standes, as Torch vpon a hill,
In open view, and ever shining bright,
In good or ill, to thousandes giuing light.
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Peacham, Henry. “Vndi que flamma.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/50/.
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Peacham, Henry. “Vndi que flamma.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/peacham/50/.
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