1The cruel tiger swiftly on doth pass,
2Scorning pursuers, till a crystal glass
3Laid purposely, at which she stands at gaze,
4Her self-loved beauty makes her in a maze
. 5So is the early rising lark, alas,
6Only ensnared with looking in a glass
. 7Pride makes the flying fish display her wings:
8Then hungry hawks her little neck off wrings
. 9These are no wonders; sacred stories show
10That pride the greatest monarchs did o’erthrow.
11Brave Amaziah
gallant things did do, 12Until the thistle did the cedar woo
. 13Saul
and Uzziah
might have worn the crown, 14Till catching at the miter
both fell down. 15Pride made good Hezekiah
to disclose 16Those secret treasures which his sons did lose.
17The Assyrian king
forgot his god; at least
18’Twas pride that did transform him to a beast.
19Herod
, that would not give to God the glory, 20An angel struck, and worms did end his story.
21Pride made our parents know both good and evil
22And pride did turn an angel to a devil
. 23Then by these stories you may see at least
24That pride destroys both angel, man and beast.