Agaynste Ambityon Poem by Nicholas Bacon

Whie woulde the Knighte a Barron bee?
Whie woulde the Barron an Earles degree?
Whie woulde the Earle a Duke become?
Whie woulde the Duke a Kinges rome?
And yet a Kinge not soe contente
But seekes increase of govermente.
ffor hardde it is a Kinge to fynde
That with one Realme contentes his mynde.
And yet more hardd the truthe to tell
To fynde one that one governes well.
Nowe in this tumblinge tosseinge state
There is smale reste I am suer of that,
And saftye none but daunger muche.
Nowe museinge what shoulde soe moue suche
Noe cause of this can I invente
But by desire mynde discontente.