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? + 