Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
We need them not; our strengths are greater far Than Caesar's are; our preparations readier. Nought but delay can question our success. Shall we decree the war? Stay noble Romans; Before we publish a Decree, or show The reason our arms so justly ta'en; Weigh but with me the means and strength we have. Know worthy friends it is no desperate war Your valours are engaged in; briefly thus: Our Roman strength is nineteen Legions. Ten Kings in person will attend our Camp, The Kings of Afrique, Comagena, Thrace, Upper Cilicia, Paphlagonia, f Cappadocia, Pontus, Palaestine, f rich Arabia, and Galatia. Our strength at Sea five hundred fighting ships Well rigged and manned: our treasuries are full; And twenty thousand talents to the war Does Cleopatra freely contribute. Why speak I more? the Crown of all my strength, our loves and spirits are. The injuries On which we ground our just and lawful war, Are briefly these. Caesar unjustly holds Those Provinces, and armies all, that late Belonged to Pompey and to Lepidus Refusing to divide them, or deliver The moiety which appertains to me Though oft demanded by my friends at Rome, And letters from myself: beside he levies Both men and money over all Italy, Which country, as you know, by our agreement Belongs to both, and should be held in common. Most true. These wrongs are past all sufferance. Thy war is but defensive, to regain Thine own unjustly taken. The war's just. And Caesar the beginner of these broils From whom the wrong first sprung, most justly may Be judged an enemy to the peace of Rome. If Fortune aid us in a cause so just, And we return victorious, noble Romans, I make a vow, and let it be recorded, Within two months after the war is ended, I will lay down the government I hold, And freely then resign my power again Unto the Senate and the people of Rome. Let it be six months rather; for two months Will be too short a time to settle it. Sossius speaks well, my Lord. Let it be so, And all the Gods assist me as I mean A just and true performance. All the Gods Preserve Antonius father of his Country. Author and Champion of our liberty. Let them believe that list; for me, I think The resignation of a power so great Will be a temperance too great for him Ere to express. r if he would, he must ke leave of Cleopatra, and her pride Will hardly grant him that. Nor will I fight To make her Mistress of the world and him. Have you considered, noble friend of what e lately spake? And am resolved Marcus. The friends and followers we shall bring with us Will make us welcome guests to Caesar's side. It seems the City favours Caesar much That both the Consuls fled from Rome for fear. Nor is our action base; the scorns and wrongs We have endured at Cleopatra's hands Would tempt a moil to fury, and both sides Stand equal yet. Come let's away; 'tis time.
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We need them not; our ſtrengths are greater farre Then Caeſar's are; our praeparations readier. Nought but delay can queſtion our ſucceſſe. Shall we decree the warre? tay noble Romans; efore we publiſh a Decree, or ſhew he reaſon our arms ſo juſtly tane; eigh but with me the means and ſtrength we have. now worthy friends it is no deſperate warre our valours are engag'd in; briefly thus: ur Roman ſtrength is nineteen Legions. en Kings in perſon will attend our Camp, he Kings of Africk, Comagena, Thrace, pper Cilicia, Paphlagonia, f Cappadocia, Pontus, Palaeſtine, f rich Arabia, and Galatia. ur ſtrength at Sea five hundred fighting ſhips ell rigg'd and mann'd: our treaſuries are full; nd twenty thouſand talents to the warre oes Cleopatra freely contribute. hy ſpeak I more? the Crown of all my ſtrength, ur loves and ſpirits are. The injuries which we ground our juſt and lawfull warre, briefly theſe. Caeſar unjuſtly holds hoſe Provinces, and armies all, that late long'd to Pompey and to Lepidus fuſing to divide them, or deliver he moity which appertains to me ough oft demanded by my friends at Rome, And letters from my ſelf▪ beſides he levies Both men and money ore all Italy, Which country, as you know, by our agreement Belongs to both, and ſhould be held in common. Moſt true. Theſe wrongs are paſt all ſufferance. Thy warre is but defenſive, to regain Thine own unjuſtly taken. The warre's juſt. And Caeſar the beginner of theſe broyls From whom the wrong firſt ſprung, moſt juſtly may Be judg'd an enemy to the peace of Rome. If Fortune aid us in a cauſe ſo juſt, And we return victorious, noble Romans, I make a vow, and let it be recorded, Within two moneths after the warre is ended, I will lay down the government I hold, And freely then reſigne my power again Unto the Senate and the people of Rome. Let it be ſix moneths rather; for two moneths Will be too ſhort a time to ſettle it. Sſſius ſpeaks well, my Lord. Let it be ſo, And all the Gods aſſiſt me as I mean A juſt and true performance. All the Gods Preſerve Antonius father of his Country. Author and Champion of our liberty. et them believe that liſt; for me, I think The reſignation of a power ſo great ill be a temperance too great for him re to expreſſe. r if he would, he muſt ke leave of Cleopatra, and her pride ill hardly grant him that. or will I fight To make her Miſtris of the world and him▪ ave you conſider'd, noble friend of what e lately ſpake? nd am reſolved Marcus. he friends and followers we ſhall bring with us ill make us welcome gueſts to Caeſars ſide. ſeems the City favours Caeſar much hat both the Conſuls fled from Rome for fear. or is our action baſe; the ſcorns and wrongs have endur'd at Cleopatraes hands ould tempt a moyle to fury, and both ſides tand equall yet. ome let's away; tis time.