Therefore I pray you lead me to the caskets
Therefore I pray you lead me to the caskets
To try my fortune. By this scimitar
That slew the Sophy and a Persian prince,
That won three fields of Sultan Solyman,Anaphora
I would Alliterationo'erstare the sternest eyes that look,
Outbrave the heart most daring on the Earth,
Pluck the young sucking cubs from the she-bear,
Yea, mock the lion when he roars for prey,Isocolon & Hyperbole
To win thee, lady.
If Hercules and Lychas play at dice
Which is the better man, the greater throw
May turn by fortune from the weaker hand
But, alas the while!Anapodoton
If Hercules and Lychas play at dice
Which is the better man, the greater throw
May turn by fortune from the weaker hand;
So is Alcides beaten by his page,Analogy
And so may I, blind Fortune leading me,Personification
Miss that which one unworthier may attain,
And die with grieving.