Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T60: caesar, rome, emperor, empire, honour, lord, lucius, great, palsgrave, kings.
Good Queen stand up, And freely speak what you desire: I beg A boon but small, which Caesar ne'er denied His greatest enemies. And can you think I should deny it you? Do but express it▪ That thou wouldst kill me Caesar; I have lived These many years too long: I should have died When that great Worthy, that renowned Caesar Was basely murdered in Rome's Capitol. Surviving him was my unhappiness. But I have lived to see his son inherit His state and Empire, and control the world. Be cheery Cleopatra, fear no wrong At Caesar's hands. Death is no wrong at all. I have deserved it, Sir. But can you think That we, whose clemency so many men And stubborn enemies so oft have proved, Should now at last be cruel to a Queen? But we must chide you, that so long together Have sided with Antonius, and with him Conspired the wrack of Rome. That's soon excused. If 'twere a crime to love Antonius (Which I confess I did, and his large favours Truly deserved it) think it was not mine But fates own crime, that first allotted me To his protection: had your share of rule In Egypt lain, I had been Caesar's friend. Besides with men and money you give aid To Caius Cassius in Philippi field Who murdered Caesar in the Capitol. Caesar, as false as truth itself is true. I was accused to Antonius For that before; but in Cilicia I quickly cleared those causeless jealousies, Witness thou glorious star, which the great soul Of noble Julius, when he left the earth, Added to heaven, how innocent I am From any fault in that: but Caesar know Against thy father not the act alone, But even suspicion shall be purged with death. I can no longer live. What have I done? I fear my rashness has too far betrayed My thoughts to Cleopatra: gentle Queen Be comforted; expect at Caesar's hand Nothing but love and friendship: do not wrong My goodness with unjust suspicion All former grievances are quite forgot. Your port and state shall be maintained at full. Your household servants not diminished. Epaphroditus, see the Queen attended As fits her stare and honour; and till next We visit you, rest with a full assurance Of our best love and friendship. All the payment That my poor fortunes can return to Caesar Is thanks and service. Epaphroditus. Caesar. Yes. whisper on; you cannot overreach My jealousies: no signs of love at all, No smile, nor amorous glance, I was deceived, And merely cozened by base Thyreus. But I must hide my fears, and clear this brow The better to effect my purposes. How fares your Majesty? Never so well As now I am, I did not think great Caesar Had been so full of love and courtesy.
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Good Queen ſtand up, And freely ſpeak what you deſire: I beg A boon but ſmall, which Caeſar nere deni'd His greateſt enemies. And can you think I ſhould deny it you? Do but expreſſe it▪ That thou would'ſt kill me Caeſar; I have liv'd Theſe many yeers too long: I ſhould have dy'd When that great Worthy, that renowmed Caeſar Was baſely murther'd in Romes Capitoll. Surviving him was my unhappineſſe. But I have liv'd to ſee his ſonne inherit His ſtate and Empire, and controll the world. Be cheery Cleopatra, fear no wrong At Caeſar's hands. Death is no wrong at all. I have deſerv'd it, Sir. But can you think That we, whoſe clemencie ſo many men And ſtubborn enemies ſo oft have prov'd, Should now at laſt be cruell to a Queen? But we muſt chide you, that ſo long together Have ſided with Antonius, and with him Conſpir'd the wrack of Rome. That's ſoon excus'd. If 'twere a crime to love Antonius (Which I confeſſe I did, and his large favours Truly deſerv'd it) think it was not mine But fates own crime, that firſt allotted me To his protection: had your ſhare of rule In Egypt lyen, I had been Caeſars friend. Beſides with men and money you give aid To Caius Caſſius in Philippi field Who murther'd Caeſar in the Capitoll. Caeſar, as falſe as truth it ſelf is true. I was accuſed to Antonius For that before; but in Cilicia I quickly cleer'd thoſe cauſeleſſe jealouſies, Witneſſe thou glorious ſtarre, which the great ſoule Of noble Julius, when he left the earth, Added to heaven, how innocent I am From any fault in that: but Caeſar know Againſt thy father not the act alone, But even ſuſpition ſhall be purg'd with death. I can no longer live. What have I done? I fear my raſhneſſe has too far betray'd My thoughts to Cleopatra: gentle Queen Be comforted; expect at Caeſar's hand Nothing but love and friendſhip: do not wrong My goodneſſe with unjuſt ſuſpition All former grievances are quite forgot. Your port and ſtate ſhall be maintain'd at full. Your houſhold ſervants not diminiſhed. Epaphroditus, ſee the Queen attended As fits her ſtare and honour; and till next We viſit you, reſt with a full aſſurance Of our beſt love and friendſhip. All the payment That my poor fortunes can return to Caeſar Is thanks and ſervice. Epaphroditus. Caeſar. Yes. whiſper on; you cannot over-reach My jealouſies: no ſignes of love at all, No ſmile, nor amorous glance, I was deceiv'd, And meerly cooſen'd by baſe Thyreus. But I muſt hide my fears, and cleer this brow The better to effect my purpoſes. How fares your Majeſty? Never ſo well As now I am, I did not think great Caeſar Had been ſo full of love and courteſie.