Exploring the evidence that the works of Shakespeare were written by Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford

Sir Philips Sidney’s Answer to de Vere’s Were I a King

Wert thou a King yet not command content,
Since empire none thy mind could yet suffice,
Wert thou obscure still cares would thee torment;
But wert thou dead, all care and sorrow dies;
An easy choice of these things which to crave,
No kingdom nor a cottage but a grave.

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