Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T34: thebes, antigone, polynices, creon, eteocles, war, theban, gods, dear, country.
'Tis like enough, For Cleoptraea's rich, and long has been, Besides the sacrilege she lately did In robbing all the Temples of the Gods About these parts. I would not lose this gold, Nor willingly let Cleopatra die Before her person have adorned my triumph. That will be hard to bring to pass, and must Be wrought with subtlety: you must not send A threatning message back; for if you do, All's lost, her life, her gold and all are vanished. For Cleopatra, as in all her acts It has appeared, is of a wondrous spirit, Of an ambition greater than her fortunes Have ever been, though she so long have swayed A sovereignty over half the Roman world, Trod on the necks of humbled Kings, and ruled Antonius as her slave: her haughty spirit Will never stoop so much as to a thought Of such captivity. I do not mean To let her know my mind, or once suspect If I can help it, but I have it now. Thyreus come hither; I must now rely Upon thy wisdom, care, and diligence In an employment that concerns me nearly. But I am confident: go with this fellow To Alexandria; use to the Queen Thy best and most persuasive Oratory. Tell her I love her, and extremely dote On her admired beauty, thou art wise And needest no great instructions; the success I do not doubt, the woman's credulous, And thinks all men are bound to be in love With that ensnaring face; if thou perceive She will be wrought on, win her to betray Antonius to my hand: the way to woo her I leave good Thyreus to thy eloquence And cunning working of it: spare thy reply Bid him come hither. Commend my hearty love To Cleopatra; bid her fear no ill From me at all. What I desire from her My freed man Thyreus has commission To utter to herself. Epaphroditus, So see him well rewarded. Health to Caesar. The Governor is stout, and does resolve To stand th' extremest hazard of the war Before he yield Pelusium. Let him rue His stubborn loyalty, soldiers make ready For the assault; 'tis shame so small a town Should stay our fortune in the full career. Here buried do I lie; thou gentle wave Keep hateful man from treading Timon's grave. Reader be gone; inquire no more of me, A curse upon thee whatsoe'er thou be. Good, good; oh Timon, Athens ne'er could boast A wise philosopher but thee. Thou knew'st The nature of all men, that all were false; True Timon, true, they are all Knaves indeed. Thou wisely hat'st that wicked thing called man, Whom other forced Philosophers admire, And call a noble creature, and partaker Of divine nature: they were fools, fools Timon, All other Sects were fools, and I will follow No sect but thine; I am a Timonist. That's not enough, Timon himself I am. Yonder he sits, see Aristocrates How much unlike that great Antonius, Whose person late so many legions guarded, So many Kings attended as their Lord.
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'Tis like ennough, For Cleoptraea's rich, and long has been, Beſides the ſacriledge ſhe lately did In robbing all the Temples of the Gods About theſe parts. I would not loſe this gold, Nor willingly let Cleopatra die Before her perſon have adorn'd my triumph. That will be hard to bring to paſſe, and muſt Be wrought with ſubtilty: you muſt not ſend A threatning meſſage back; for if you do, All's loſt, her life, her gold and all are vaniſh'd. For Cleopatra, as in all her acts It has appear'd, is of a wondrous ſpirit, Of an ambition greater then her fortunes Have ever been, though ſhe ſo long have ſway'd A ſoveraignty ore half the Roman world, Trod on the necks of humbled Kings, and rul'd Antonius as her ſlave: her haughty ſpirit Will never ſtoop ſo much as to a thought Of ſuch captivity. I do not mean To let her know my minde, or once ſuſpect I can help it, but I have it now. hyreus come hither; I muſt now rely pon thy wiſdome, care, and diligence an employment that concerns me neerly. ut I am confident: go with this fellow To Alexandria; uſe to the Queen Thy beſt and moſt perſwaſive Oratory. Tell her I love her, and extremly dote On her admired beauty, thou art wiſe nd need'ſt no great inſtructions; the ſucceſſe do not doubt, the woman's credulous, nd thinks all men are bound to be in love With that inſnaring face; if thou perceive he will be wrought on, winne her to betray ntonius to my hand: the way to woo her leave good Thyreus to thy eloquence And cunning working of it: ſpare thy reply id him come hither. Commend my hearty love To Cleopatra; bid her fear no ill From me at all. What I deſire from her My freed man Thyreus has commiſſion To utter to her ſelf. Epaphroditus, So ſee him well rewarded. Health to Caeſar. The Governour is ſtout, and does reſolve To ſtand th' extremeſt hazard of the warre Before he yield Peluſium. Let him rue His ſtubborn loyalty, ſouldiers make ready For the aſſault; 'tis ſhame ſo ſmall a town▪ Should ſtay our fortune in the full carreer. Here bury'd do I lie; thou gentle wave Keep hatefull man from treading Timons grave. Reader be gone; enquire no more of me, A curſe upon thee whatſoere thou be. Good, good; oh Timon, Athens nere could boaſt A wiſe philoſoher but thee. Thou knew'ſt The nature of all men, that all were falſe; True Timon, true, they are all Knaves indeed. Thou wiſely hat'ſt that wicked thing call'd man, Whom other forced Philoſophers admire, And call a noble creature, and partaker Of divine nature: they were fools, fools Timon, All other Sects were fools, and I will follow No ſect but thine; I am a Timoniſt. That's not enough, Timon himſelf I am. Yonder he ſits, ſee Ariſtocrates How much unlike that great Antonius, Whoſe perſon late ſo many legions guarded, So many Kings attended as their Lord.