Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Egypt farewell. Farewell Antonius. How suddenly the Scene is changed here From love and banquets to the rough alarms And threatning noise of war! The change, Seleucus Is not so sudden as you speak; this storm Has been expected long; the two great Lords Of all the Roman world, Antonius And Caesar have in heart been enemies These many years; and every man has wondered 'T has been withheld so long, considering How much complaining has been daily made By them, their friends, and factions 'gainst each other Whose cause is justest let the Gods determine. No other justice than ambition Makes them to draw their swords; no other cause Then that the world cannot endure two Suns. The thing that troubles me, Seleucus, is I hear it spoken in the Court, the Queen herself in person will associate Antonius to the war. I hear that rumour; But hope it is not true, how nakedly And in what great confusion would this land Be left! and what addition can her person Among so many Roman Legions Bring to Antonius? Let us inquire The certainty; I fain would be resolved. I necessity must know, before The Queen can go, that order may be taken About the Fort I keep, what strength she means o leave within it in her absence. True, That reason will excuse thee for enquiring. Noble Canidius, I'll entrust no more, Nor use more circumstances; for I know o whom I have referr'd my businesse, And trust your wisdom. Royal Cleopatra. I am so fortified with reasons now That maugre Sossius and Domitius With all their best persuasions, I'll prevail You shall not stay behind; fear it not Madam. Brave Roman, wear this jewel for my sake; And be possessed of Cleopatra's love. Second my suit, there lies not in my power thing to grant I should deny Canidius. The favours, Madam, you can give, have power T' oblige the greatest Monarchs of the World. Be ready, worthy friend; he'll straight be here. None but Canidius has the power to work Antonius in this action, which the rest ll all oppose, I know; a thing on which y state, my hopes, and fortunes all depend. He must persuade Antonius to take Me with him to the war; for if I stay Behind him here, I run a desperate hazard; For should Octavia interpose herself In this great war (as once before she did) And make her brother, and her husband friends where's Cleopatra then? but here he comes. Sweet Cleopatra, I should plead excuse For leaving thee awhile, but that the cause Is of a nature so immense and high, And brings effects of such advantage home, That thou I know art pleased it should be so; And with a patience canst resolve to bear So small an absence, that my wished return May call thee mistress of the subject world. Cannot Antonius then be fortunate If Cleopatra go? Is there in me So bad an Omen? did I think there were, Not for the world would I desire to bear You company but rather die at home.
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gypt farewell. arewell Antonius. How ſuddenly the Scene is changed here From love and banquets to the rough alarms And threatning noiſe of warre! The change, Seleucus Is not ſo ſuddain as you ſpeak; this ſtorm Has been expected long; the two great Lords Of all the Roman world, Antonius And Caeſar have in heart been enemies Theſe many yeers; and every man has wonder'd 'T has been withheld ſo long, conſidering How much complaining has been daily made By them, their friends, and factions 'gainſt each other Whoſe cauſe is juſteſt let the Gods determine. No other juſtice then ambition Makes them to draw their ſwords; no other cauſe Then that the world cannot endure two Suns. The thing that troubles me, Seleucus ▪ is I hear it ſpoken in the Court, the Queen Her ſelf in perſon will aſſociate Antonius to the warre. I hear that rumour; But hope it is not true, how nakedly And in what great confuſion would this land Be left! and what addition can her perſon Among ſo many Roman Legions Bring to Antonius? Let us enquire The certainty; I fain would be reſolv'd. neceſſity muſt know, before he Queen can go, that order may be taken bout the Fort I keep, what ſtrength ſhe means o leave within it in her abſence. rue, hat reaſon will excuſe thee for enquiring. oble Canidius, I'll entruſt no more, or uſe more circumſtances; for I know o whom I have referr'd my buſineſſe, nd truſt your wiſdome. oyall Cleopatra. ſo fortify'd with reaſons now hat maugre Soſſius and Domitius ith all their beſt perſwaſions, I'll prevaile ſhall not ſtay behinde; fear it not Madam. ave Roman, wear this jewell for my ſake; nd be poſſeſt of Cleopatraes love. cond my ſuit, there lies not in my power thing to grant I ſhould deny Canidius. he favours, Madam, you can give, have power oblige the greateſt Monarchs of the World. ready, worthy friend; he'll ſtraight be here. one but Canidius has the power to work ntonius in this action, which the reſt ll all oppoſe, I know; a thing on which y ſtate, my hopes, and fortunes all depend. He muſt perſwade Antonius to take Me with him to the warre; for if I ſtay Behinde him here, I run a deſperate hazard; For ſhould Octavia enterpoſe her ſelf In this great warre (as once before ſhe did) And make her brother, and her husband friends Wher's Cleopatra then? but here he comes. Sweet Cleopatra, I ſhould plead excuſe For leaving thee awhile, but that the cauſe Is of a nature ſo immenſe and high, And brings effects of ſuch advantage home, That thou I know art pleas'd it ſhould be ſo; And with a patience canſt reſolve to bear So ſmall an abſence, that my wiſh'd return May call thee miſtris of the ſubject world. Cannot Antonius then be fortunate If Cleopatra go? s there in me So bad an Omen? did I think there were, Not for the world would I deſire to bear You company but rather die at home.