Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
Let's hear him answer. Silence. So innocent I am of fact, my lords, As but my words are argued; yet those words Not reaching either prince, or PRINCE's parent: The which your law of treason comprehends. BRUTUS, and CASSIUS, I am charged, t' have praised: Whose deeds, when many more, besides myself, have writ, not one hath mentioned without honour. Great TITUS LIVIUS, great for eloquence, And faith, amongst us, in his history, With so great praises POMPEY did extol, As oft Augustus called him a POMPEIAN: Yet this not hurt their friendship. In his book He often names SCIPIO, AFRANIUS, Yea, the same CASSIUS, and this BRUTUS too, As worthiest men; not thieves, and parricides, Which notes, upon their fames, are now imposed. ASINIUS POLLIO'S writings quite throughout give them a noble memory; SO MESSALLA Renowned his general CASSIUS: yet both these Lived with Augustus, full of wealth, and honours. To CICERO'S book, where CATO was heaved up Equal with heaven, what else did CAESAR answer, Being then Dictator, but with a penned oration, As if before the judges? Do but see ANTONIVS letters; read but Brutus' pleadings: What vile reproach they hold against Augustus, False I confess, but with much bitterness. The epigrams of BIBACULUS, and CATULLUS, Are read, full stuffed with spite of both the CAESARS; Yet deified JULIUS, and no less Augustus! Both bore them, and contemned them: (I not know Promptly to speak it, whether done with more Temper, or wisdom) for such obloquies If they despised be, they die suppressed, But, if with rage acknowledged, they are confessed. The Greeks I slip, whose licence not alone, But also lust did scape unpunished: Or where some one (by chance) exception took, He words with words revenged. But, in my work, What could be aimed more free, or farther of From the Time's scandal, than to write of those, Whom death from grace, or hatred had exempted? Did I, with BRUTUS, and with CASSIUS, Armed, and possessed of the PHILIPPI fields, Incense the people in the civil cause, With dangerous speeches? or do they, being slain seventy years since, as by their images (Which not the conqueror hath defaced) appears, Retain that guilty memory with writers? postery pays every man his honour. Nor shall there want, though I condemned am, That will not only CASSIUS well approve, And of great Brutus' honour mindful be, But that will, also, mention make of me. Freely, and nobly spoken. With good temper, I like him, that he is not moved with passion. He puts 'em to their whisper. Take him hence, We shall determine of him at next sitting. Mean time, give order, that his books be burnt, To the Aediles. You have well advised. It fits not such licentious things should live T' upbraid the age.
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Let's heare him answere. Silence. So innocent I am of fact, my lords, As but my words are argu'd; yet those words Not reaching eyther prince, or princes parent: The which your law of treason comprehends. BRVTVS, and CASSIVS, I am charg'd, t' haue prays'd: Whose deedes, when many more, besides my selfe, Haue writ, not one hath mention'd without honour. Great TITVS LIVIVS, great for eloquence, And faith, amongst vs, in his historie, With so great prayses POMPEY did extoll, As oft AVGVSTVS call'd him a POMPEIAN: Yet this not hurt their friendship. In his booke He often names SCIPIO, AFRANIVS, Yea, the same CASSIVS, and this BRVTVS too, As worthi'st men; not theeues, and parricides, Which notes, vpon their fames, are now impos'd. ASINIVS POLLIO'S writings quite throughout Giue them a noble memorie; SO MESSALLA Renown'd his generall CASSIVS: yet both these Liu'd with AVGVSTVS, full of wealth, and honours. To CICERO'S booke, where CATO was heau'd vp Equall with heau'n, what else did CAESAR answere, Being then Dictator, but with a penn'd oration, As if before the iudges? Doe but see ANTONIVS letters; read but BRVTVS pleadings: What vile reproch they hold against AVGVSTVS, False I confesse, but with much bitternesse. The Epigram's of BIBACVLVS, and CATVLLVS, Are read, full stuft with spight of both the CAESARS; Yet deified IVLIVS, and no lesse AVGVSTVS! Both bore them, and contemn'd them: (I not know Promptly to speake it, whether done with more Temper, or wisdome) for such obloquies If they despised bee, they dye supprest, But, if with rage acknowledg'd, they are confest. The Greekes I slip, whose licence not alone, But also lust did scape vnpunished: Or where some one (by chance) exception tooke, He words with words reueng'd. But, in my worke, What could be aim'd more free, or farder of From the times scandale, then to write of those, Whom death from grace, or hatred had exempted? Did I, with BRVTVS, and with CASSIVS, Arm'd, and possess'd of the PHILIPPI fields, Incense the people in the ciuill cause, With dangerous speeches? or doe they, being slaine Seuentie yeeres since, as by their images (Which not the conquerour hath defac'd) appeares, Retaine that guiltie memorie with writers? Posterie payes euerie man his honour. Nor shall there want, though I condemned am, That will not only CASSIVS well approue, And of great BRVTVS honour mindfull be, But that will, also, mention make of me. Freely, and nobly spoken. With good temper, I like him, that he is not moou'd with passion. He puts 'hem to their whisper. Take him hence, We shall determine of him at next sitting. Meane time, giue order, that his bookes be burn't, To the' Aediles. You haue well aduis'd. It fits not such licentious things should liue T' vpbraid the age.