Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T54: antony, caesar, anthony, cleopatra, antonius, love, death, die, heart, breast.
Has charms as many as her beauty has. With Majesty beyond her sex she rules Her spacious Kingdoms, and all neighbour Princes Admire her parts. How many languages Speaks she with elegance? ambassadors From th' Aethiopians, Arabs, troglodytes, From th' Hebrews, Syrians, Medes, and Parthians Have in amazement heard this learned Queen Without the aid of an interpreter In all their several tongues return their answers; When most of her dull predecessor Kings Since Ptolemaeus Philadelphus' time Scarce understood th' Egyptian tongue, and some Had quite forgot the Macedonian. How well Canidius descants on this theme! I'll lay my life it pleases him; the man Is deep in love, and pity 'tis he has So great a rival as Antonius. Well use your wit upon me; but I doubt If any man could search your secret thoughts, 'tis envy, not morality that makes You tax his love, how gravely ere you talk. But can Canidius think it should be just In our Antonius to forsake for her His lawful wife the good Octavia? Then like a Roman let me answer, Marcus. Is it become a care worthy of us What woman Antony enjoys? have we Time to dispute his matrimonial faults, That have already seen the breach of all Rome's sacred laws, by which the world was bound? Have we endured our consul's state and power To be subjected by the lawless arms Of private men, or Senators proscribed, And can we now consider whether they That did all this, may keep a wench or no? It was the crime of us, and Fate itself That Antony and Caesar could usurp A power so great; beyond which we can suffer No more worth thinking of. Nor were't to us Any great fortune if Antonius Were honest of his body. Have we then, Who have been greatest Magistrates, quite lost All show of liberty, and now not dare To counsel him? A show of liberty When we have lost the substance, is best kept By seeming not to understand those faults Which we want power to mend. For mine own pa I love the person of Antonius; And through his greatest looseness can discern A nature here, honester than Caesar's. And if a war do grow 'twixt them (as surely Ambition would ere long find out a cause Although Octavia had not been neglected) Rather than Rome should still obey two Lords, Could wish that all were Anthony's alone. Who would, I think, be brought more easily Than Caesar, to resign the government. Would I could think that either would do so. Here comes her servant Mardio. Noble Lords, The Queen by me entreats your company At supper with the Lord Antonius. Mardio return our humble services, we'll instantly attend her. Now my friends, Can you a while put off austerity, And rigid censures, to be freely merry? It may be so. we'll try what wine can do. Glaucus, let more of this perfume be got. I have enough in readiness; or else 'Twould be too late to think on't now, the Queen Is upon entrance.
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Has charms as many as her beauty has. With Majeſtie beyond her ſex ſhe rules Her ſpatious Kingdomes, and all neighbour Princes Admire her parts. How many languages Speaks ſhe with elegance? Embaſſadors From th' Aethiopians, Arabs, Troglodites, From th' Hebrews, Syrians, Medes, and Parthians Have in amazement heard this learned Queen Without the aid of an interpreter In all their ſeverall tongues returne their anſwers; When moſt of her dull predeceſſor Kings Since Ptolemaeus Philadelphus time Scarce underſtood th' Aegyptian tongue, and ſome Had quite forgot the Macedonian. How well Canidius deſcants on this theame! I'll lay my life it pleaſes him; the man Is deep in love, and pity tis he has So great a rivall as Antonius. Well uſe your wit upon me; but I doubt If any man could ſearch your ſecret thoughts, Tis envy, not morality that makes You taxe his love, how gravely ere you talke. But can Canidius think it ſhould be juſt In our Antonius to forſake for her His lawfull wife the good Octavia? Then like a Roman let me anſwer, Marcus. Is it become a care worthy of us What woman Antony enjoys? have we Time to diſpute his matrimoniall faults, That have already ſeen the breach of all Romes ſacred laws, by which the world was bound? Have we endur'd our Conſuls ſtate and power To be ſubjected by the lawleſſe arms Of private men, or Senators proſcrib'd, And can we now conſider whether they That did all this, may keep a wench or no? It was the crime of us, and Fate it ſelf That Antony and Caeſar could uſurpe A power ſo great; beyond which we can ſuffer No more worth thinking of. Nor were't to us Any great fortune if Antonius Were honeſt of his body. Have we then, Who have been greateſt Magiſtrates, quite loſt All ſhew of liberty, and now not dare To counſell him? A ſhew of liberty When we have loſt the ſubſtance, is beſt kept By ſeeming not to underſtand thoſe faults Which we want power to mend. For mine own pa I love the perſon of Antonius; And through his greateſt looſeneſſe can diſcern A nature here, honeſter then Caeſars. And if a warre do grow twixt them (as ſurely Ambition would ere long finde out a cauſe Although Octavia had not been neglected) Rather then Rome ſhould ſtill obey two Lords, Could wiſh that all were Anthony's alone. Who would, I think, be brought more eaſily Then Caeſar, to reſigne the government. Would I could think that either would do ſo. Here comes her ſervant Mardio. Noble Lords, The Queen by mee entreats your company At ſupper with the Lord Antonius. Marcio return our humble ſervices, Wee 'll inſtantly attend her. Now my friends, Can you a while put off auſterity, And rigid cenſures, to be freely merry? It may be ſo. Wee'll try what wine can do. Glaucus, let more of this perfume be got. I have enough in readineſſe; or elſe 'Twould be too late to think on't now, the Queen Is upon entrance.