Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T53: crown, king, state, life, lord, lords, live, queen, tullia, prince.
If that three Dukedoms, all of equal worth, To these three, all thrice-worthy, noble Lords Should by our sentence be distributed, I quickly would decide all doubt; but now All having equal interest in my love, All equally deserving in mine eyes, I swear I know not whom I should prefer Before the rest, lest I should do the rest More injury than right to him: therefore Let me entreat you take some other course, For the determining of this weighty strife. Well then young Lords, you must needs rest a while contented, till we can find some other means to compose these differences, wherein we will use the speediest means we can invent. You see dear Brothers how this subtle States, Defer this controversy to decide, That keeping us from dignities, they may Themselves be this Realms only Governors: I therefore loving you, and this our State, Hating such Machiavellian Policy Sit down unto you, as you can agree, Let either of you rule the State for me. And 'twould no less befit you Topicus To know yourself, and learn of Fallacy To yield unto your betters. You say true: To know myself I well may learn of him, For you are ignorant, and know me not, Else I persuade myself, as he to both, You would give place to me. I do confess I know thee not, for Demonstration Looks not so low, with his inquiring eye, In greater matters only busied. Oh somewhat 'twas you ne'er could know yourself, Your higher gazing thoughts could ne'er descend To so vild abject a baseness. Now brave spirits, Why suffer you our State unmanaged, yourselves dishonoured? You are slothful Lords. Brave spirit, and can I endure To be called base and abject? Thou mistak'st, Those words were only spoken unto me. And Contradiction calls thee slothful Lord. Now let your noble courage show itself, If you neglect this so fair-offered place, You worthy are to live in dishonour. Rather as the Lightning shall my courage pierce Through any Clouds, that likely are to obscure My brighter glory. May the foulest mouths Of the base vulgar spit upon the face Of my unspotted credit, if for want Of courage I abandon these my hopes. Should I through mine own fault be hindered In such attempts, oh I should kill myself, And on myself I would take just revenge. And shall my brother seek to thrust me down, And I endure it? Oh the name of a King Is better than the common vulgar name Of Brother. Topicus, look to thyself, He that my right and honour shall deny, If I do live and breath, shall surely die. Fond Demonstration, rather than I'll yield, Appoint the place, I'll meet thee in the field. What fitter place than this? where be the weapons? Fie, fie, how dare you go so unprovided? Go fetch thy weapons, I will not be long.
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If that three Dukedomes, all of equall worth, To these three, all thrice-worthy, noble Lords Should by our sentence be distributed, I quickly would decide all doubt; but now All having equall interest in my love, All equally deserving in mine eies, I sweare I know not whom I should preferre Before the rest, lest I should doe the rest More injury than right to him: therefore Let me intreate you take some other course, For the determining of this weighty strife. Wel then yong Lords, you must needs rest a while contented, till we can find some other meanes to compose these differences, wherein we will use the speediest meanes we can invent. You see deare Brothers how this subtile States, Deferre this controversie to decide, That keeping us from dignities, they may Themselves be this Realmesonely Governours: I therefore loving you, and this our State, Hating such Machivillian Policy Sit downe unto you, as you can agree, Let either of you rule the State for me. And 'twould no lesse befit you Topicus To know your selfe, and learne of Fallacy To yeeld unto your betters. You say true: To know my selfe I well may learne of him, For you are ignorant, and know me not, Else I perswade my selfe, as he to both, You would give place to me. I doe confesse I know thee not, for Demonstration Lookes not so low, with his inquiring eye, In greater matters onely busied. Oh somewhat 'twas you ne're could know your selfe, Your higher gazing thoughts could ne're descend To so vild abject a basenesse. Now brave spirits, Why suffer you our State unmanaged, Your selves dishonoured? You are slouthfull Lords. Brave spirit, and can I endure To be cald base and abject? Thou mistak'st, Those words were onely spoken unto me. And Contradiction calls thee sloathfull Lord. Now let your noble courage shew it selfe, If you neglect this so faire-offerd place, You worthy are to live in dishonour. Rather as the Lightning shall my courage pierce Through any Clouds, that likely are to obscure My brighter glory. May the soulest mouthes Of the base vulgar spit upon the face Of my unspotted credit, if for want Of courage I abandon these my hopes. Should I through mine owne fault be hindered In such attempts, oh I should kill my selfe, And on my selfe I would take just revenge. And shall my brother seeke to thrust me downe, And I endure it▪ Oh the name of a King Is better than the common vulgar name Of Brother. Topicus, looke to thy selfe, He that my right and honour shall deny, If I doe live and breath, shall surely dye. Fond Demonstration, rather than I'le yeeld, Appoint the place, I'le meete thee in the field. What fitter place than this? where be the weapons? Fie, fie, how dare you goe soe unprovided? Goe fetch thy weapons, I will not be long.