Esther

Content is not the pathway to great deeds. As man, I hold thee higher than all kings; As king, thou must stand higher than all men In other eyes. Let no one say of me: ‘She spoiled his greatness by her littleness; She made a languorous lover of a king, And silenced war-cries on commanding lips— With honeyed kisses; made her woman’s arms Preferred to armour, and her couch to tents, Until the kingdom, with no guiding hand, Plunged down to ruin.’