Jonson, Ben · published 1602 · first performed or written 1601 (Annals) comedy · Children of the Chapel (second) · Blackfriars unassigned nearest T2 Roman politics: senate, consuls and civi · 517 words
Marked words are the most distinguishing words of the nearest topic T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
And, for a week, or two, see him locked up In some dark Place, removed from Company: He will talk idly else after his Physic. Now, to you, Sir: Th'Extremity of Law Awards you to be branded in the front, For this your Calumny; But, since it pleaseth Horace (the Party wronged) t'entreat, of Caesar, A Mitigation of that juster Doom; With Caesar's tongue, thus we pronounce your sentence. Demetrius Fannius, thou shalt here put on That Coat, and Cap; and henceforth, think thyself No other, than they make thee: vow to wear them In every Fair, and Generous Assembly, Till the best sort of Minds shall take to knowledge As well thy satisfaction, as thy wrongs. Only (Grave Praetor) here, in open Court, I crave the Oath, for good Behaviour, May be administered unto them both. Horace, it shall: Tibullus, give it them. Rufus Laberius Crispinus, and Demetrius Fannius, Lay your hands on your hearts. You shall here solemnly contest, and swear; That never (after this instant) either, at Booksellers Stalls, in Taverns, Twopenny Rooms,' Tiring-houses, noblemen's Buttryes, Puisne's Chambers (the best, and farthest Places, where you are admitted to come) you shall once offer, or dare (thereby to endear yourself the more to any Player, Enghle, or guilty Gull, in your Company) to malign, traduce, or detract the Person, or Writings of Quintus Horatius Flaccus; or any other Eminent Man, transcending you in Merit, whom your Envy shall find cause to work upon, either, for that, or for keeping himself in better Acquaintance, or enjoying better Friends: Or if (transported by any sudden and desperate Resolution) you do; That then, you shall not under the Bastoun, or in the next Presence, being an honourable Assembly of his Favourers, be brought as voluntary Gent: to undertake the forswearing of it. Neither shall you at any time (ambitiously, affecting the Title of the Untrussers, or Whippers of the Age) suffer the Itch of writing to overrun your performance in Libel; upon pain of being taken up for Lepers, in Wit, and (losing both your Time, and your Papers) be irrecoverably forfeited to the Hospital of Fools. So help you our Roman Gods, and the Genius of great Caesar. So: now dissolve the Court. And thanks to Caesar, That thus hath exercised his Patience. We have, indeed, you worthiest friends of Caesar. It is the Bane, and Torment of our Ears, To hear the discords of those jangling Rhymers, That, with their bad and scandalous Practices, Bring all true Arts, and learning in Contempt. But let not your high thoughts descend so low, As these despised Objects; Let them fall, With their flat groveling Souls: Be you yourselves. And as with our best favours you stand crowned: So let your mutual loves be still renowned. Envy will dwell, where there is want of Merit, Though the deserving man should crack his Spirit. BLUSH, Folly, Blush: here's none that fears The wagging of an Ass' Ears, Although a Wolvish case he wears. Detraction is but Baseness Varlet; And Apes are Apes, though clothed in Scarlet. Rumpatur, quisquis rumpitur invidia.
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And, for a weeke, or two, ſee him lockt vp In ſome darke Place, remoou'd from Company: He will talke idly elſe after his Phyſicke. Now, to you, Sir: Th'Extremity of Law Awards you to be branded in the front, For this your Calumny; But, ſince it pleaſeth Horace (the Party wrongd) t'intreat, of Caeſar, A Mitigation of that iuſter Doome; With Caeſars tongue, thus we pronounce your ſentence. Demetrius Fannius, thou ſhalt here put on That Coate, and Cap; and hencefoorth, thinke thy ſelfe No other, then they make thee: vow to weare them In euery Faire, and Generous Aſſembly, Till the beſt ſort of Minds ſhall take to knowledge As well thy ſatisfaction, as thy wrongs. Only (Graue Praetor) here, in open Court, I craue the Oath, for good Behauiour, May be adminiſtred vnto them both. Horace, it ſhall: Tibullus, giue it them. Rufus Laberius Criſpinus, and Demetrius Fannius, Lay your hands on your hearts. You ſhall here ſolemnely conteſt, and ſweare; That neuer (after this inſtant) either, at Booke-ſellers Stalls, in Tauernes, Two-penny Roomes, 'Tiring-houſes, Noble-mens Buttryes, Puiſne's Chambers (the beſt, and fartheſt Places, where you are admitted to come) you ſhall once offer, or dare (thereby to endeare your ſelfe the more to any Player, Enghle, or guilty Gull, in your Company) to maligne, traduce, or detract the Perſon, or Writings of Quintus Horatius Flaccus; or any other Eminent Man, tranſcending you in Merit, whom your Enuy ſhall finde cauſe to worke vpon, either, for that, or for keeping him ſelfe in better Acquaintance, or enioying better Friends: Or if (tranſported by any ſodaine and deſperate Reſolution) you doe; That then, you ſhall not vnder the Baſtoun, or in the next Preſence, being an honorable Aſſembly of his Fauourers, be brought as voluntary Gent: to vndertake the forſwearing of it. Neither ſhall you at any time (ambitiouſly, affecting the Title of the Vntruſſers, or Whippers of the Age) ſuffer the Itch of writing to ouer-run your performance in Libel; vpon paine of being taken vp for Lepers, in Wit, and (looſing both your Time, and your Papers) be irrecouerably forfeyted to the Hoſpitall of Fooles. So helpe you our Romane Gods, and the Genius of great Caeſar. So: now diſſolue the Court. And thankes to Caeſar, That thus hath exerciſ'd his Patience. We haue, indeed, you worthieſt friends of Caeſar. It is the Bane, and Torment of our Eares, To heare the diſcords of thoſe Iangling Rimers, That, with their bad and ſcandalous Practiſes, Bring all true Arts, and learning in Contempt. But let not your high thoughts deſcend ſo lowe, As theſe deſpiſed Obiects; Let them fall, With their flat groueling Soules: Be you your ſelues. And as with our beſt fauours you ſtand crownd: So let your mutuall loues be ſtill renownd. Enuy will dwell, where there is want of Merit, Though the deſeruing man ſhould cracke his Spirit. BLVSH, Folly, Bluſh: here's none that feares The wagging of an Aſſes Eares, Although a Wooluiſh caſe he weares. Detraction is but Baſeneſſe Varlet; And Apes are Apes, though cloth'd in Scarlet. Rumpatur, quiſquis rumpitur inuidia.