Nabbes, Thomas · published 1637 · first performed or written 1635 (Annals) tragedy · Queen Henrietta Maria's Men · Phoenix/Cockpit unassigned nearest T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 490 words
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Would we had Ensnared him better: but his faction wanting A head, 'tis strengthless. Let a crier publish The sentence of his banishment, that Scipio May take it for our act. We must comply With all occasions that may make our peace A useful good, no voluntary bondage. We must receive the Romans with a show Of less fear, than the straits of our necessity Might excuse manhood for. Now Carthaginians, Although I am a conqueror, success Swells me no higher to prefer myself Above what judgement warrants. I have strove With all opposing reasons to forget Your often breach of faith: which you are taxed with By all men for a vice that th'air you breathe Infects you with, as if the places nature Enforced it from necessity. But custom Must be concluded, is the most efficient To cause that barbarous neglect of piety, Which should be man's sole object. I am strengthened Sufficiently 'gainst fear; since I can easily Compel you to subjection. But preferring A mild command before imperious rigour, Declare yourselves, and you shall find that we Practise no cruelty. Most worthy Roman We might excuse the general, and confer The guilt upon some private few, who led By an ambition made this war without Consent from us. Some we have justly punished; And him, by whom (as by the first great mover) The rest were hurried forward, we have banished, To take from Rome all cause of after-jealousy. His faction did prevent it, else we had Yielded him up to Scipio. Peace is now The thing we crave, and the conditions No stricter than the Carthaginians Would have proposed, had they been conquerors, And Scipio sued to them. Can there be faith In those that would betray their own! and such a one As made the end of all his actions Your greatness first, and when that failed your safety? A man that more than figured Mars, and merited A deifying by your gratitude. Blush at it fame, and with thy hundred tongues Till all are hoarse proclaim it. The conditions Proposed shall stand, if but to punish this, This monstrous act. Nature methinks should throw ye From her warm bosom with an angry motion Of all th'earth's sinews, and not suffer ye To suck her milk; but dry her fruitful womb Into a barrenness, before such monsters Should be again produced. As you perform The strictest clause, and what afflicts ye most, Call it not satisfaction for our injuries, But punishment for your ingratitude To Hannibal. That will take from my suffering. When those we hate in misery bear a part, Envy grows fat by eating her own heart. Lelius attend the Carthaginian Senators; Survey the City, and see execution Of all the league includes. Doth Scipio triumph, And Massanissa hang the head! One article Is that they shall restore to Massanissa All that they have deprived him of. They cannot Restore my Sophonisba.
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Would we had Ensnar'd him better: but his faction wanting A head, 'tis strengthlesse. Let a cryer publish The sentence of his banishment, that Scipio May take it for our act. We must comply With all occasions that may make our peace A usefull good, no voluntary bondage. We must receive the Romanes with a shew Of lesse feare, then the straites of our necessity Might excuse manhood for. Now Carthaginians, Although I am a conquerour, successe Swelis me no higher to preferre my selfe Above what judgement warrants. I have strove With all opposing reasons to forget Your often breach of faith: which you are tax't with By all men for a vice that th'ayre you breath Infects you with, as if the places nature Enforc't it from necessity. But custome Must be concluded, is the most efficient To cause that barbarous neglect of piety, Which should be mans sole object. I am strengthned Sufficiently 'gainst feare; since I can easily Compell you to subjection. But preferring A mild command before imperious rigour, Declare your selves, and you shall finde that we Practise no cruelty. Most worthy Romane We might excuse the generall, and conferre The guilt upon some private few, who led By an ambition made this warre without Consent from us. Some we have justly punisht; And him, by whom (as by the first great mover) The rest were hurried forward, we have banisht, To take from Rome all cause of after-jealousie. His faction did prevent it, else we had Yeelded him up to Scipio. Peace is now The thing we crave, and the conditions No stricter then the Carthaginians Would have propos'd, had they beene conquerours, And Scipio su'd to them. Can there be faith In those that would betray their owne! and such a one As made the end of all his actions Your greatnesse first, and when that fail'd your safety? A man that more than figur'd Mars, and merited A deifying by your gratitude. Blush at it fame, and with thy hundred tongues Till all are hoarse proclaime it. The conditions Propos'd shall stand, if but to punish this, This monstrous act. Nature me thinks should throw yee From her warme bosome with an angry motion Of all th'earths sinewes, and not suffer yee To suck her milke; but dry her fruitfull wombe Into a barrennesse, before such monsters Should be againe produc't. As you performe The strictest clause, and what afflicts yee most, Call it not satisfaction for our injuries, But punishment for your ingratitude To Hannibal. That will take from my suffering. When those we hate in misery beare a part, Envie growes fat by eating her owne heart. Lelius attend the Carthaginian Senators; Survey the City, and see execution Of all the league includ's. Doth Scipio triumph, And Massanissa hang the head! One article Is that they shall restore to Massanissa All that they have depriv'd him of. They cannot Restore my Sophonisba.