Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
How! Silius stand forth, The Consul hath to charge thee. Room for CAESAR. Is he come too? nay then expect a trick. Silius accused? sure he will answer nobly. WE stand amazed, Fathers, to behold This general dejection. Wherefore sit Rome's Consuls thus dissolved, as they had lost All the remembrance both of style, and place? It not becomes. No woes are of fit weight, To make the honour of the empire stoop: Though I, in my peculiar self, may meet Just reprehension, that so suddenly, And, in so fresh a grief, would greet the Senate, When private tongues, of kinsmen, and allies, (Inspired with comforts) loathly are endured, The face of men not seen, and scarce the day, To thousands, that communicate our loss. Nor can I argue these of weakness; since They take but natural ways: yet I must seek For stronger aides, and those fair helps draw out From warm embraces of the commonwealth. Our mother, great AUGUSTA, is struck with time, ourself impressed with aged characters, Drusus is gone, his children young, and babes, Our aims must now reflect on those, that may give timely succour to these present ills, And are our only glad-surviving hopes, The noble issue of Germanicus, NERO, and Drusus: might it please the Consul Honour them in, (they both attend without.) I would present them to the senate's care, And raise those suns of joy, that should drink up These floods of sorrow, in your drowned eyes. By JOVE, I am not OEDIPUS enough, To understand this Sphinx. The princes come. Approach you noble NERO, noble Drusus, These princes, Fathers, when their parent died, I gave unto their uncle, with this prayer, That, though h' had proper issue of his own, He would no less bring up, and foster these, Than that self-blood; and by that act confirm Their worths to him, and to posterity. DVSVS tane hence, I turne my prayers to you, And, 'fore our country, and our gods, beseech You take, and rule Augustus nephews sons, Sprung of the noblest ancestors; and so Accomplish both my duty, and your own. NERO, and Drusus, (these shall be to you In place of parents, these your fathers, these, And not unfitly: For you are so borne, As all your good, or ill's the commonwealths. Receive them, you strong guardians; and blessed gods Make all their actions answer to their bloods: Let their great titles find increase by them, Not they by titles. Set them, as in place, So in example, above all the Romans: And may they know no rivals, but themselves. Let fortune give them nothing; but attend Upon their virtue: and that still come forth Greater than hope, and better than their fame. Relieve me, Fathers, with your general voice. May all the gods consent to CAESAR'S wish, And add to any honours, that may crown The hopeful issue of Germanicus.
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How! SILIVS stand forth, The Consul hath to charge thee. Roome for CAESAR. Is he come too? nay then expect a tricke. SILIVS accus'd? sure he will answere nobly. WE stand amazed, Fathers, to behold This generall deiection. Wherefoe sit Romes Consuls thus dissolu'd, as they had lost All the remembrance both of stile, and place? It not becomes. No woes are of fit waight, To make the honour of the empire stoope: Though I, in my peculiar selfe, may meete Iust reprehension, that so suddenly, And, in so fresh a griefe, would greet the Senate, When priuate tongues, of kinsmen, and allies, (Inspir'd with comforts) lothly are indur'd, The face of men not seene, and scarce the day, To thousands, that communicate our losse. Nor can I argue these of weaknesse; since They take but naturall wayes: yet I must seeke For stronger aides, and those faire helpes draw out From warme imbraces of the common-wealth. Our mother, great AVGVSTA, 'is strooke with time, Our selfe imprest with aged characters, DRVSVS is gone, his children young, and babes, Our aimes must now reflect on those, that may Giue timely succour to these present ills, And are our only glad-suruiuing hopes, The noble issue of GERMANICVS, NERO, and DRVSVS: might it please the Consul Honour them in, (they both attend without.) I would present them to the Senates care, And raise those sunnes of ioy, that should drinke vp These flouds of sorrow, in your drowned eyes. By IOVE, I am not OEDIPVS inough, To vnderstand this SPHYNX. The princes come. APproch you noble NERO, noble DRVSVS, These princes, Fathers, when their parent dyed, I gaue vnto their vncle, with this prayer, That, though h' had proper issue of his owne, He would no lesse bring vp, and foster these, Then that selfe-bloud; and by that act confirme Their worths to him, and to posteritie. DVSVS tane hence, I turne my prayers to you, And, 'fore our countrie, and our gods, beseech You take, and rule AVGVSTVS nephewes sonnes, Sprung of the noblest ancestors; and so Accomplish both my dutie, and your owne. NERO, and DRVSVS, (these shall be to you In place of parents, these your fathers, these, And not vnfitly: For you are so borne, As all your good, or ill's the common-wealths. Receyue them, you strong guardians; and blest go`ds Make all their actions answere to their blouds: Let their great titles find increase by them, Not they by titles. Set them, as in place, So in example, aboue all the Romanes: And may they know no riuals, but themselues. Let fortune giue them nothing; but attend Vpon their vertue: and that still come forth Greater then hope, and better then their fame. Relieue me, Fathers, with your generall voyce. May all the gods consent to CAESAR'S wish, And adde to any honours, that may crowne The hopefull issue of GERMANICVS.