Marked words are the most distinguishing words of T2: rome, caesar, senate, sulla, roman, consul, brutus, romans, men, marius.
If th' age were good, they might. Let 'em be burnt. All sought, and burnt, today. The court is up, Lictors, resume the fasces. LEt 'em be burnt! O, how ridiculous Appears the Senate's brainless diligence, Who think they can, with present power, extinguish The memory of all succeeding times! 'Tis true when (contrary) the punishment Of wit, doth make th' authority increase. Nor do they ought, that use this cruelty Of interdiction, and this rage of burning; But purchase to themselves rebuke, and shame, And to the writers an eternal name. It is an argument the times are sore, When virtue cannot safely be advanced; Nor vice reproved. ay, noble Lepidus, Augustus well foresaw, what we should suffer, Under Tiberius, when he did pronounce The Roman race most wretched, that should live Between so slow jaws, and so long a bruising. THis business hath succeeded well, Sejanus: And quite removed all jealousy of practice 'Gainst AGRIPPINA, and our nephews. Now, We must bethink us how to plant our engines For th' other pair, Sabinus, and Arruntius, And Gallus too (howe'er he flatter us,) His heart we know. give it some respite, CAESAR. Time shall mature, and bring to perfect crown, What we, with so good vultures, have begun: Sabinus shall be next. Rather Arruntius. By any means, preserve him. His frank tongue Being lent the reins, will take away all thought Of malice, in your course against the rest. We must keep him to stalk with. Dearest head, To thy most fortunate design I yield it. Sir— I have been so long trained up in grace, First, with your father, great Augustus, since, With your most happy bounties so familiar, As I not sooner would commit my hopes Or wishes to the gods, then to your ears. Nor have I ever, yet, been covetous Of overbright, and dazzling honours: rather To watch, and travail in great CAESAR'S safety, With the most common soldier. 'Tis confessed. The only gain, and which I count most fair Of all my fortunes, is that mighty CAESAR Hath thought me worthy his alliance. Hence Begin my hopes. H'mh? I have heard, Augustus In the bestowing of his daughter, thought But even of gentlemen of Rome: If so, (I know not how to hope so great a favour) But if a husband should be sought for LIVIA, And I be had in mind, as Caesar's friend, I would but use the glory of the kindred. It should not make me slothful, or less caring For Caesar's state; it were enough to me It did confirm, and strengthen my weak house, Against the-now-unequal opposition Of AGRIPPINA; and for dear regard Unto my children, this I wish: myself have no ambition farther, than to end My days in service of so dear a master.
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If th' age were good, they might. Let'hem be burnt. All sought, and burnt, to day. The court is vp, Lictors, resume the fasces. LEt 'hem be burnt! Ô, how ridiculous Appeares the Senate's brainlesse diligence, Who thinke they can, with present power, extinguish The memorie of all succeeding times! 'Tis true when (contrarie) the punishment Of wit, doth make th' authoritie increase. Nor doe they ought, that vse this crueltie Of interdiction, and this rage of burning; But purchase to themselues rebuke, and shame, And to the writers an eternall name. It is an argument the times are sore, When vertue cannot safely be aduanc'd; Nor vice reproou'd. I, noble LEPIDVS, AVGVSTVS well foresaw, what we should suffer, Vnder TIBERIVS, when he did pronouuce The Roman race most wretched, that should liue Betweene so slow iawes, and so long a bruising. THis businesse hath succeeded well, SEIANVS: And quite remoou'd all iealousie of practice 'Gainst AGRIPPINA, and our nephewes. Now, We must bethinke vs how to plant our ingines For th' other paire, SABINVS, and ARRVNTIVS, And GALLVS too (how ere he flatter vs,) His heart we know. Giue it some respite, CAESAR. Time shall mature, and bring to perfect crowne, What we, with so good vultures, haue begunne: SABINVS shall be next. Rather ARRVNTIVS. By any meanes, preserue him. His franke tongue Being lent the reines, will take away all thought Of malice, in your course against the rest. We must keep him to stalke with. Dearest head, To thy most forunate designe I yeeld it. Sir— I' haue beene so long train'd vp in grace, First, with your father, great AVGVSTVS, since, With your most happie bounties so familiar, As I not sooner would commit my hopes Or wishes to the gods, then to your eares. Nor haue I euer, yet, beene couetous Of ouer-bright, and dazling honours: rather To watch, and trauaile in great CAESAR'S safetie, With the most common souldier. 'Tis confest. The only gaine, and which I count most faire Of all my fortunes, is that mightie CAESAR Hath thought me worthie his alliance. Hence Beginne my hopes. H'mh? I haue heard, AVGVSTVS In the bestowing of his daughter, thought But euen of gentlemen of Rome: If so, (I know not how to hope so great a fauour) But if a husband should be sought for LIVIA, And I be had in minde, as CAESARS freind, I would but vse the glorie of the kindred. It should not make me slothfull, or lesse caring For CAESARS state; it were inough to me It did confirme, and strengthen my weake house, Against the-now-vnequall opposition Of AGRIPPINA; 'and for deare reguard Vnto my children, this I wish: my selfe Haue no ambition farder, then to end My dayes in seruice of so deare a master.