Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Alas, my son, there need no prodigies To show the certain loss of Italy. For on both sides do Roman Eagles stand, And Rome must bleed who ere be conqueror, Besides her liberty for ever lost When this sad field is fought: but that's not all, What clime so far, what region so remote, But that the Roman fortune reaches thither? All nations share in this. What hast thou got By all thy conquest Rome, by all the blood Which thy ambition through the world has shed, But raised a power, which now thou canst not rule, Nourished a Lion to devour thyself? Would none but Roman blood might quench the fire Of Rome's dissensions, and no land beside Be forced to pay the forfeit of their pride. With evil Omen did Aeneas first Transport the relics of Troy's fatal fire To Italy, that kindled greater there It might at last like lightning through the world Rend every Nation. Was it not enough, That first your conquests strewed the earth with slaughter And died all Regions with their natives bloods, But your dissensions still must tear the world? I'll go within, and make an offering To great Osiris. Well may it succeed. Egypt will flourish if Antonius conquer. If he should fall, the fury of the war Would light on Egypt most, and we should rue That ere Antonius loved this hapless land. Oh Gentlemen, the strongest news, that ere Was seen in Egypt. What's that Mardio? Thousands of people with astonishment And fear beheld it: on those fruitful plains That Southward lie from Alexandria, Where never rain was known to fall before, It whole showers of blood, whose colour set A purple die upon those verdant fields; And in the clouds that horrid noise was heard That meeting armies make, beating of drums. Shrill trumpets sound, armour against armour clashing, As if the blood that fell, dropped from the wounds Those aery battles made. This is more strange Than all the rest: this is our own Seleucus. Well Gentlemen, I'll to Pelusium, And fortify the town to keep our foes, f foes be conquerours, from entring there. Yes, and our friends, if they be vanquished, Keep out our friends, Seleucus, if their presence May pluck a war, and ruin on our heads. As there's occasion we'll determine that. Avert your anger, Gods, if all too late Our prayers came not now. What is it father? Your looks, I see, are full of ruth and woe. Ah wretched Egypt, ah unhappy land In what hast thou so stored the wrath of heaven? The grieved God refused his offering Bellowing aloud that all the Temple rung, And from his sacred eyes the tears run down. Would I could contradict, or not believe The skill which surest observations teach. This signifies a change of government. What heaven is pleased to send, we much endure. True son; and let a wise man place his strengths Within himself, nor trust to outward aids. That whatsoever from the Gods can come May find him ready to receive their doom.
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Alas, my ſonne, there need no prodigies To ſhew the certain loſſe of Italy. For on both ſides do Roman Eagles ſtand, And Rome muſt bleed who ere be conquerour, Beſides her liberty for ever loſt When this ſad field is fought: but that's not all, What clime ſo farre, what region ſo remote, But that the Roman fortune reaches thither? All nations ſhare in this. What haſt thou got By all thy conqueſt Rome, by all the bloud Which thy ambition through the world has ſhed, But rais'd a power, which now thou canſt not rule, Nouriſh'd a Lion to devoure thy ſelf? Would none but Roman bloud might quench the fire Of Romes diſſentions, and no land beſide Be forc'd to pay the forfeit of their pride. With evill Omen did Aeneas firſt Tranſport the reliques of Troyes fatall fire To Italy, that kindled greater there It might at laſt like lightning through the world Rend every Nation. Was it not enough, That firſt your conqueſts ſtrew'd the earth with ſlaughter And dy'd all Regions with their natives blouds, But your diſſentions ſtill muſt tear the world? I'll go within, and make an offering To great Oſiris. Well may it ſucceed. Aegypt will flouriſh if Antonius conquer. If he ſhould fall, the fury of the warre Would light on Aegypt moſt, and we ſhould rue That ere Antonius lov'd this hapleſſe land. Oh Gentlemen, the ſtrongeſt news, that ere Was ſeen in Aegypt. What's that Mardio? Thouſands of people with aſtoniſhment And fear beheld it: on thoſe fruitfull plains That Southward ly from Alexandria, Where never rain was known to fall before, whole ſhowers of blod, whoſe colour ſet A purple die upon thoſe verdant fields; And in the clouds that horrid noiſe was heard That meeting armies make, beating of drums. Shrill trumpets ſound, armor againſt armor claſhing, As if the bloud that fell, dropp'd from the wounds Thoſe aëry battails made. This is more ſtrange Then all the reſt: this is our own Seleucus. Well Gentlemen, I'll to Peluſium, And fortifie the town to keep our foes, f foes be conquerours, from entring there. Yes, and our friends, if they be vanquiſhed, Keep out our friends, Seleucus, if their preſence May pluck a warre, and ruine on our heads. As there's occaſion wee'll determine that. Avert your ange, Gods, if all too late Our prayers came not now. What is it father? our looks, I ſee, are full of ruth and wo. wretched Aegypt, ah unhappy land what haſt thou ſo ſtor'd the wrath of heaven? he grieved God refus'd his offering ellowing aloud that all the Temple rung, nd from his ſacred eys the tears run down. ould I could contradict, or not beleeve he skill which ſureſt obſervations teach. his ſignifies a change of government. What heaven is pleas'd to ſend, we much endure. True ſonne; and let a wiſe man place his ſtrengths Within himſelf, nor truſt to outward aids. That whatſoever from the Gods can come May finde him ready to receive their doom.