Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T25: feare, kings, power, princes, lawes, loue, state, downe, honor, men.
IS yet Sejanus come? He's here, dread CAESAR. Let all depart that chamber, and the next: Sit down, my comfort. When the master-prince Of all the world, Sejanus, saith, he fears; Is it not fatal? Yes, to those are feared. And not to him? Not, if he wisely turn That part of fate he holdeth, first on them. That nature, blood, and laws of kind forbid. Do policy, and state forbid it? No. The rest of poor respects, then, let go by: State is enough to make th'act just, them guilty. Long hate pursues such acts. Whom hatred frights, Let him not dream on sovereignty. Are rites Of faith, love, piety, to be trod down? Forgotten? and made vain? All for a crown. The prince, who shames a tyrants name to bear, Shall never dare do any thing, but fear; All the command of sceptres quite doth perish If it begin religious thoughts to cherish: Whole Empires fall, swayed by those nice respects. It is the licence of dark deeds protects e'en states most hated: when no laws resist The sword, but that it acteth what it list. Yet so, we may do all things cruelly, Not safely: Yes, and do them thoroughly. Knows yet, Sejanus, whom we point at? ay, Or else my thought, my sense, or both do err: 'Tis AGRIPPINA? She; and her proud race. Proud? dangerous, For in them apace The father's spirit shoots up. Germanicus Lives in their looks, their gate, their form, t'upbraid us With his close death, if not revenge the same. The act's not known. Not proved. But whispering fame Knowledge, and proof doth to the jealous give, Who, than to fail, would their own thought believe. It is not safe, the children draw long breath, That are provoked by a parent's death. It is a dangerous, to make them hence, If nothing but their birth be their offence. Stay, till they strike at CAESAR: than their crime Will be enough, but late, and out of time For him to punish. Do they purpose it? You know, sir, thunder speaks not till it hit. Be not secure: none swiftlier are oppressed, Than they, whom confidence betrays to rest. Let not your daring make your danger such: All power's to be feared, where 'tis too much. The youths are (of themselves) hight, violent, Full of great thought; and that male-spirited dame, Their mother, slacks no means to put them on, By large allowance, popular presentings, Increase of train, and state, suing for titles, Hath them commended with like prayers, like vows, To the same Gods, with CAESAR: days and nights She spends in banquets, and ambitious feasts For the Nobility; where CAIUS Silius, TITIUS Sabinus, old Arruntius, ASINIUS Gallus, Furnius, Regulus, And others, of that discontented list,
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IS yet SEIANVS come? He's here, dread CAESAR. Let all depart that chamber, and the next: Sit downe, my comfort. When the master-prince Of all the world, SEIANVS, saith, he feares; Is it not fatall? Yes, to those are fear'd. And not to him? Not, if he wisely turne That part of fate he holdeth, first on them. That nature, bloud, and lawes of kinde forbid. Doe policie, and state forbid it? No. The rest of poore respects, then, let goe by: State is inough to make th'act iust, them guilty. Long hate pursues such acts. Whom hatred frights, Let him not dreame on sou'raignty. Are rites Of faith, loue, piety, to be trod downe? Forgotten? and made vaine? All for a crowne. The prince, who shames a tyrannes name to beare, Shall neuer dare doe any thing, but feare; All the command of scepters quite doth perish If it beginne religious thoughts to cherish: Whole Empires fall, swaid by those nice respects. It is the licence of darke deeds protects Eu'n states most hated: when no lawes resist The sword, but that it acteth what it list. Yet so, we may doe all things cruelly, Not safely: Yes, and doe them thoroughly. Knowes yet, SEIANVS, whom we point at? I, Or else my thought, my sense, or both doe erre: 'Tis AGRIPPINA? She; and her proud race. Proud? dangerous, For in them apace The fathers spirit shoots vp. GERMANICVS Liues in their lookes, their gate, their forme, t'vpbraide vs With his close death, if not reuenge the same. The act's not knowne. Not prou'd. But whispring fame Knowledge, and proofe doth to the iealous giue, Who, then to faile, would their owne thought beleeue. It is not safe, the children draw long breath, That are prouoked by a parents death. It is a dangerous, to make them hence, If nothing but their birth be their offence. Stay, till they strike at CAESAR: then their crime Will be enough, but late, and out of time For him to punish. Doe they purpose it? You know, sir, thunder speakes not till it hit. Be not secure: none swiftlier are opprest, Then they, whom confidence betrayes to rest. Let not your daring make your danger such: All power's to be fear'd, where 'tis too much. The youth's are (of themselues) hote, violent, Full of great thought; and that male-spirited dame, Their mother, slackes no meanes to put them on, By large allowance, popular presentings, Increase of traine, and state, suing for titles, Hath them commended with like praiers, like vowes, To the same Gods, with CAESAR: daies and nights Shee spends in banquets, and ambitious feasts For the Nobilitie; where CAIVS SILIVS, TITIVS SABINVS, olde ARRVNTIVS, ASINIVS GALLVS, FVRNIVS, REGVLVS, And others, of that discontented list,