SONG IV. Disgrace of Honours conferred by a Tyrant
Boethius · The Consolation of Philosophy · 45 of 90
SONG IV.
Disgrace of Honours conferred by a Tyrant.
Though royal purple soothes his pride,And snowy pearls his neck adorn,
Nero in all his riot lives
The mark of universal scorn.
Yet he on reverend heads conferred
Th' inglorious honours of the state.
Shall we, then, deem them truly blessed
Whom such preferment hath made great?
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