Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NECESSARY OBSERVATIONS: 23D PRECEPT, by THOMAS RANDOLPH



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First Line: Seem not too conscious of thy worth, nor be
Last Line: Whilst they that are above thee fall below.
Subject(s): Pride; Self-esteem; Self-respect


Seem not too conscious of thy worth, nor be
The first that knows thy own sufficiency.
If to thy king and country thy true care
More serviceable is than others are
That blaze in court, and every action sway,
As if the kingdom on their shoulders lay.
Or if thou serv'st a master, and dost see
Others preferr'd of less desert than thee,
Do not complain, though such a plaint be true:
Lords will not give their favours as a due,
But rather stay and hope: it cannot be
But men at last must needs thy virtues see.
So shall thy trust endure, and greater grow,
Whilst they that are above thee fall below.





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