Peele, George / Shakespeare, William / Middleton, Thomas · published 1623 · first performed or written 1594 [Jan 23 (24); poss. written 1590-1592] (Annals) tragedy · Pembroke's Men (?) unassigned nearest T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 503 words · other edition — not in the analysis
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Yea forsooth, and your Mistership be Imperial. Empress I am, but yonder sits the Emperor. 'Tis he; God & Saint Stephen give you good den; I have brought you a Letter, & a couple of Pigeons here. Go take him away, and hang him presently. How much money must I have? Come sirrah you must be hanged. Hanged? by'r Lady, than I have brought up a neck to a fair end. Despiteful and intolerable wrongs, Shall I endure this monstrous villainy? I know from whence this same device proceeds: May this be borne? As if his traitorous Sons, That died by law for murder of our Brother, Have by my means been butchered wrongfully? Go drag the villain hither by the hair, Nor Age, nor Honour, shall shape privilege: For this proud mock, I'll be thy slaughter man: Sly frantic wretch, that holpest to make me great, In hope thyself should govern Rome and me. What news with thee Emillius? Arm my Lords, Rome never had more cause, The Goths have gathered head, and with a power Of high resolved men, bend to the spoil They hither march amain, under conduct Of Lucius, Son to old Andronicus: Who threats in course of this revenge to do As much as ever Coriolanus did. Is warlike Lucius General of the Goths? These tidings nip me, and I hang the head As flowers with frost, or grass beat down with storms: I, now begins our sorrows to approach, 'Tis he the common people love so much, Myself hath often heard them say, (When I have walked like a private man) That Lucius banishment was wrongfully, And they have wished that Lucius were their Emperor. Why should you fear? Is not our City strong? I, but the Citizen's favour Lucius, And will revolt from me, to secure him. King, be thy thoughts Imperious like thy name. Is the Sun dimmed, that Gnats do fly in it? The Eagle suffers little Birds to sing, And is not careful what they mean thereby, Knowing that with the shadow of his wings, He can at pleasure stint their melody. Even so mayest thou, the giddy men of Rome, Then cheer thy spirit, for know thou Emperor, I will enchant the old Andronicus, With words more sweet, and yet more dangerous Than baits to fish, or honey stalks to sheep, When as the one is wounded with the bait, The other rotten with delicious food. But he will not entreat his Son for us. If Tamora entreat him, than he will, For I can smooth and fill his aged ear, With golden promises, that were his heart Almost Impregnable, his old ears deaf, Yet should both ear and heart obey my tongue. Go thou before to our Ambassador, Say, that the Emperor requests a parley Of warlike Lucius, and appoint the meeting. Emillius do this message Honourably, And if he stand in Hostage for his safety, Bid him demand what pledge will please him best. Your bidding shall I do effectually.
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Yea forſooth, and your Miſterſhip be Emperiall. Empreſſe I am, but yonder ſits the Emperour. 'Tis he; God & Saint Stephen giue you good den; I haue brought you a Letter, & a couple of Pigions heere. Goe take him away, and hang him preſently. How much money muſt I haue? Come ſirrah you muſt be hang'd. Hang'd? ber Lady, then I haue brought vp a neck to a faire end. Deſpightfull and intollerable wrongs, Shall I endure this monſtrous villany? I know from whence this ſame deuiſe proceedes: May this be borne? As if his traytrous Sonnes, That dy'd by law for murther of our Brother, Haue by my meanes beene butcher'd wrongfully? Goe dragge the villaine hither by the haire, Nor Age, nor Honour, ſhall ſhape priuiledge: For this proud mocke, Ile be thy ſlaughter man: Sly franticke wretch, that holp'ſt to make me great, In hope thy ſelfe ſhould gouerne Rome and me. What newes with thee Emillius? Arme my Lords, Rome neuer had more cauſe, The Gothes haue gather'd head, and with a power Of high reſolued men, bent to the ſpoyle They hither march amaine, vnder conduct Of Lucius, Sonne to old Andronicus: Who threats in courſe of this reuenge to do As much as euer Coriolanus did. Is warlike Lucius Generall of the Gothes? Theſe tydings nip me, and I hang the head As flowers with froſt, or graſſe beat downe with ſtormes: I, now begins our ſorrowes to approach, 'Tis he the common people loue ſo much, My ſelfe hath often heard them ſay, (When I haue walked like a priuate man) That Lucius baniſhment was wrongfully, And they haue wiſht that Lucius were their Emperour. Why ſhould you feare? Is not our City ſtrong? I, but the Cittizens fauour Lucius, And will reuolt from me, to ſuccour him. King, be thy thoughts Imperious like thy name. Is the Sunne dim'd, that Gnats do flie in it? The Eagle ſuffers little Birds to ſing, And is not carefull what they meane thereby, Knowing that with the ſhadow of his wings, He can at pleaſure ſtint their melodie. Euen ſo mayeſt thou, the giddy men of Rome, Then cheare thy ſpirit, for know thou Emperour, I will enchaunt the old Andronicus, With words more ſweet, and yet more dangerous Then baites to fiſh, or hony ſtalkes to ſheepe, When as the one is wounded with the baite, The other rotted with delicious foode. But he will not entreat his Sonne for vs. If Tamora entreat him, then he will, For I can ſmooth and fill his aged eare, With golden promiſes, that were his heart Almoſt Impregnable, his old eares deafe, Yet ſhould both eare and heart obey my tongue. Goe thou before to our Embaſſadour, Say, that the Emperour requeſts a parly Of warlike Lucius, and appoint the meeting. Emillius do this meſſage Honourably, And if he ſtand in Hoſtage for his ſafety, Bid him demaund what pledge will pleaſe him beſt. Your bidding ſhall I do effectually.