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Charmio, art thou sure Those tapers stand just as the Queen commanded? 'tis the same order that Antonius When last he feasted here, so much admired; And said 'mongst all the curiosities That he had seen, the placing of those lights. Did not the least affect him. Though the Romans In power and warlike state exceed us far, Yet in our Court of Egypt they may learn Pleasure and bravery, but art thou sure That all things here are well? As exquisite As the Queen's wish would have it. Hark they come. To say, my Lord, that you are welcome hither Were to disparage you, who have the power To make yourself so, whate'er you see In Egypt is your own. What Egypt holds If I be judge, not all the world beside Can equalise. Will't please you take Your place, and these your noble Roman friends? Father Achoreus, sit you near to me. Your holy Orders, and great age, which shows The Gods have loved you well, may justly challenge A reverence from us. Great Julius Caesar Did love my father well; he oft was pleased At hours of leisure to confer with him About the nature of our Nile, of all The mysteries of Religion, and the wonders That Egypt breeds. He had a knowing soul, And was a master of Philosophy As well as War. How like the spangled sky These tapers make the high-arched roof to show? While Cleopatra like bright Cynthia In her full orb more guilds the cheerful night. she's still at full; yet still methinks she vexes, And grows more fair and more majestical. My Lords, you Romans, whose victorious arms Have made you Masters of the world, possess Such full and high delights in Italy, That our poor Egypt can present no pleasure Worth your acceptance: but let me entreat You would be freely merry, and forgive Your entertainment. 'Tis an entertainment That might invite and please the Gods. methinks, Jove should descend, while Cleopatra's here, Disguised for love, as once for fear he was, When bold Typhoeus scaled the starry sky, And all the Gods disguised in Egypt lurked. Love were a nobler cause than fear to bring him, And such a love as thine. If I could think That ere great Jove did play such feats as those, I'd now believe that he were here disguised, And took the noble shape of Anthony This compliment so far transcends, it leaves No answer for a wit so dull as mine. NOt he, that knows how to acquire But to enjoy, is blessed. Nor does our happiness consist In motion, but in rest. The Gods pass man in bliss, because They toil not for more height; But can enjoy, and in their own Eternal rest delight. Then, Princes, do not toil, nor care; Enjoy what you possess. Which whilst you do, you equalise The Gods in happiness. Minutius Plancus, I was thinking now How Hannibal was charmed at Capua, When that delicious place had mollified His rough and cruel soul, and made him learn The lessons of soft love, and luxury.
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Charmio, art thou ſure Thoſe tapers ſtand juſt as the Queen commanded? Tis the ſame order that Antonius When laſt he feaſted here, ſo much admir'd; And ſaid 'mongſt all the curioſities That he had ſeen, the placing of thoſe lights. Did not the leaſt affect him. Though the Romans In power and warlke ſtate exceed us farre, Yet in our Court of Aegypt they may learn Pleaſure and bravery, but art thou ſure That all things here are well? As exquiſite As the Queens wiſh would have it. Hark they come. To ſay, my Lord, that you are welcome hither Were to diſparage you, who have the power To make your ſelf ſo, what ere you ſee In Aegypt is your own. What Aegypt holds If I be judge, not all the world beſides Can equalize. Will't pleaſe you take Your place, and theſe your noble Roman friends? Father Achoreus, ſit you neer to mee. Your holy Orders, and great age, which ſhews The Gods have lov'd you well, may juſtly challenge A reverence from us. Great Julius Caeſar Did love my father well; he oft was pleas'd At houres of leiſure to conferre with him About the nature of our Nile, of all The myſteries of Religion, and the wonders That Aegypt breeds. He had a knowing ſoule, And was a maſter of Philoſophy As well as Warre. How like the ſpangled sky Theſe tapers make the high-arch'd roofe to ſhow? While Cleopatra like bright Cynthia In her full orbe more guilds the cheerfull night. Shee's ſtill at full; yet ſtill me thinks ſhe vexes, And grows more fair and more majeſticall. My Lords, you Romans, whoſe victorious arms Have made you Maſters of the world, poſſeſſe Such full and high delights in Italy, That our poor Aegypt can preſent no pleaſure Worth your acceptance: but let me entreat You would be freely merry, and forgive Your entertainment. 'Tis an entertainment That might invite and pleaſe the Gods. Me thinks, Jove ſhould deſcend, while Clepatra's here, Diſguis'd for love, as once for fear he was, When bold Typhus ſcal'd the ſtarry sky, And all the Gods diſguis'd in Aegypt lurk'd. Love were a nobler cauſe then fear to bring him, And ſuch a love as thine. If I could think That ere great Jove did play ſuch feats as thoſe, I'de now beleeve that he were here diſguis'd, And took the noble ſhape of Anthony This complement ſo farre tranſcends, it leaves No anſwer for a wit ſo dull as mine. NOt hee, that knows how to acquire But to enjoy, is bleſt. Nor does our happineſſe conſiſt In motion, but in reſt. The Gods paſſe man in bliſſe, becauſe They toile not for more height; But can enjoy, and in their own Eternall reſt delight. Then, Princes, do not toile, nor care; Enjoy what you poſſeſſe. Which whileſt you do, you equallize The Gods in happineſſe. Minutius Plancus, I was thinking now How Hannibal was charm'd at Capua, When that delicious place had mollifi'd His rough and cruell ſoul, and made him learn The leſſons of ſoft love, and luxury.