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 The Four Monarchies. 245

Which overthrow incens'd the King lb fore, That Tijfaphern mull be Vicero}/ no more. Tythraujles then is placed in his Head, I.121]

Commiflion hath to^ take the others head: Of that perjurious wretch this was the fate, Whom the old Queen did bear a mortal hate/' Tythraujies trulls more to his wit then Arms, And hopes by craft to quit his Mailers harms ; He knows that many Towns in Greece envyes The Spartan State, which now lb fall did rife:^ To them he thirty thoufand Tallents lent With fuit, their Arms againft their"' Foes be bent; They to their difcontent receiving hire, With broyles and quarrels fets all Greece on fire: Agejilaiis is calFd home with fpeed. To defend, more then ollend, there was " need. Their winnings loft, and peace their glad to take On fuch conditions as the King will make." DilTention in Greece continued fo long. Till many a Captain fell, both wife and ftrong, Whofe courage nought but death could ever tame 'Mongft thefe Epimanondas wants no fame, Who had (as noble Raileigh doth evince) All the peculiar virtues of a Prince;

j And hath command, to.

k Of that fahe pei-jur'd wretch, this was the laft.

Who of his cruelty made many taft, / height, which now apace doth rife: "' force, again II his. « he had.

" They now loft all, and were a peace to make, The Kings conditions they are forc't to take:

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