The Jew of Malta

The Jew of Maltaby Christopher MarloweTHE JEW OF MALTA. Enter MACHIAVEL.MACHIAVEL. Albeit the world think Machiavel is dead,Yet was his soul but flown beyond the Alps;And, now the Guise is dead, is come from France,To view this land, and frolic with his friends.To some perhaps my name is odious;But such as love me, guard me from their tongues,And let them know that I am Machiavel,And weigh not men, and therefore not men's words.Admir'd I am of those that hate me most:Though some speak...
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The Jew of Maltaby Christopher MarloweTHE JEW OF MALTA. Enter MACHIAVEL.MACHIAVEL. Albeit the world think Machiavel is dead,Yet was his soul but flown beyond the Alps;And, now the Guise is dead, is come from France,To view this land, and frolic with his friends.To some perhaps my name is odious;But such as love me, guard me from their tongues,And let them know that I am Machiavel,And weigh not men, and therefore not men's words.Admir'd I am of those that hate me most:Though some speak openly against my books,Yet will they read me, and thereby attainTo Peter's chair; and, when they cast me off,Are poison'd by my climbing followers.I count religion but a childish toy,And hold there is no sin but ignorance.Birds of the air will tell of murders past!I am asham'd to hear such fooleries.Many will talk of title to a crown:What right had Caesar to the empery? Might first made kings, and laws were then most sureWhen, like the Draco's, they were writ in blood.Hence comes it that a strong-built citadelCommands much more than letters can import:Which maxim had Phalaris observ'd,H'ad never bellow'd, in a brazen bull,Of great ones' envy: o' the poor petty wightsLet me be envied and not pitied.But whither am I bound? I come not, I,To read a lecture here in Britain,But to present the tragedy of a Jew,Who smiles to see how full his bags are cramm'd;Which money was not got without my means.I crave but this,-grace him as he deserves,And let him not be entertain'd the worseBecause he favours me.We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.