Fisher, Jasper · published 1633 · first performed or written 1625 [c.1611-1633] (Annals) history · at University T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi typicality 0.75 · 523 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
I grieve to draw my sword against the stock Of thrice-renowned Troy: But they are rude, And must be frighted, ere we shall be friends. Then lets aboard, and hoisting sails convey Two legions over: For I long to view This unknown land, and all their fabulous rites; And gather margarites in my brazen cap. Nature, nor Fates can valorous virtue Stop. Now Caesar speaks like Caesar: stronger and stronger, Rise like a whirlwind, tear the mountain's pride; Shake thy brass harness, whose loud clattering may waken Gradivus, where he sleeps on top Of Haemus, lulled with Boreas roaring Base: And put to flight this Nation with the noise. A Fly is not an eagle's combatant: Nor may a pygmy with a Giant strive. Health and good fortune on Cassibelane tend. My love to you and Britain, waft me hither, To make atonement, ere the Roman Leader. Bring fire and spoil and ruin on your heads. No herb can ever grow, where once he treads. Nothing withstands his force. Be not too hardy, But buy a friend with kindness, lest you buy His anger dearly. Comius, speak no more: He knows our mind. O let not rage so blind your judgement, but Prevent with ease the hazard of a war, Of war, a word composed of thousand Isles. O be not cruel to yourselves. I'll undertake Without discredit to appease his wrath, If you'll cashier your soldiers, and receive Him like a Guest, not like an Enemy. False-hearted Gaul, dar'st thou persuade even me, For to betray my people to the sword? Now know I, thou art sent for to solicit Our Princes to rebel, to learn our strength. Lay hands on him: A Spy. A Spy, a spy, a traitor, and a spy. Is this the Guerdon of my loving care? You break the laws of Nature, Nations, Friends: But look for due revenge at Caesar's hand. Expect in prison thy revenge. Away with him. Belinus, have you mustered up our Forces? Yes, if it please your Highness. And what are the particulars? First Cridous leads from the Albanian realm, Where Grampius' ridge divides the smiling dales, Five thousand horse, and twenty thousand foot, Three thousand Chariots manned. The Brigants come Decked with blue-painted shields, twelve thousand strong. Under the conduct of Demetia's Prince, March twice three thousand, armed with Pelts and Glaves: Whom the Silures flank, eight thousand stout, Greedy of fight, borne soldiers the first day, Whose gray-goose-winged shafts ne'er flew in vain. Then Guerted mounted on a shag-hair steed, Full fifteen thousand brings, both horse and foot, Of desperate Ordovicians, whose use is To rush half naked on their foes, enraged With a rude noise of pipes. Your Province bounded with that boiling stream, Where Sabrine lovely Damsel lost her breath, And with curled-pated Humber, Neptune's heir: Affords eight thousand Cars, with hooks and scythes, And fifty thousand expert men of war: All brave Lhoegrians, armed with Pike and Spear: Each nation being distinguished into troops, With gawdy pennons flickering in the air. Beside these, Kent is up in arms, to blunt The edge of their first furious shock.
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I grieue to draw my sword against the stocke Of thrice-renowned Troy: But they are rude, And must be frighted, ere we shall be friends. Then lets aboord, and hoysting sailes conuey Two legions ouer: For I long to view This vnknowne land, and all their fabulous rites; And gather margarites in my brazen cap. Nature, nor Fates can valourous vertue Stop. Now Caesar speakes like Caesar: stronger and stronger, Rise like a whirlewind, teare the mountaines pride; Shake thy brasse harnesse, whose loud clattering may waken Gradivus, where he sleepes on top Of Haemus, lulld with Boreas roaring Base: And put to flight this Nation with the noyse. A Flie is not an Eagles combatant: Nor may a Pygmee with a Gyant striue. Health and good fortune on Cassibelane tend. My loue to you and Britaine, waft me hither, To make attonement, ere the Romane Leader. Bring fire and spoyle and ruine on your heads. No herbe can euer grow, where once he treads. Nothing withstands his force. Be not too hardie, But buy a friend with kindnesse, least you buy His anger dearely. Comius, speake no more: He knowes our mind. O let not rage so blind your iudgement, but Preuent with ease the hazzard of a warre, Of warre, a word compos'd of thousand Iles. O be not cruell to your selues. I'le vndertake Without discredit to appease his wrath, If you'le cas-sheere your souldiers, and receiue Him like a Guest, not like an Enemie. False-hearted Gaule, dar'st thou perswade euen me, For to betray my people to the sword? Now know I, thou art sent for to sollicite Our Princes to rebell, to learne our strength. Lay hands on him: A Spy. A Spy, a spie, a traytour, and a spie. Is this the Guerdon of my louing care? You breake the lawes of Nature, Nations, Friends: But looke for due reuenge at Caesars hand. Expect in prison thy reuenge. Away with him. Belinus, haue you mustered vp our Forces? Yes, if it please your Highnesse. And what are the particulars? First Cridous leades from the Albanian realme, Where Grampiu's ridge deuides the smiling dales, Fiue thousand horse, and twenty thousand foote, Three thousand Chariots man'd. The Brigants come Deckt with blew-painted shields, twelue thousand strong. Vnder the conduct of Demetiaes Prince, March twice three thousand, arm'd with Pelts and Glaues: Whom the Silures flanke, eight thousand stout, Greedy of fight, borne souldiers the first day, Whose gray-goose-winged shafts neere flew in vaine. Then Guerted mounted on a shag-haire steed, Full fifteene thousand brings, both horse and foote, Of desperate Ordovicians, whose vse is To rush halfe naked on their foes, inrag'd With a rude noyse of pipes. Your Prouince bounded with that boyling streame, Where Sabrine louely Damsell lost her breath, And with curld-pated Humber, Neptunes heire: Affoordes eight thousand Carres, with hookes and sithes, And fiftie thousand expert men of warre: All braue Lhoegrians, arm'd with Pike and Speare: Each nation being distinguisht into troopes, With gawdie pennons flickering in the aire. Beside these, Kent is vp in armes, to blunt The edge of their first furious shocke.